It’s that time again.  The year, in fact the entire decade, is soon coming to an end.  As a business owner it’s time to get started on your year-end checklist.

If you’ve been building your business as recommended in my book Vision to Decision:  A Self-Coaching Guide to Starting a New Business, you will be well prepared to:

Review your Simple Business Plan

• What were your objectives for 2019?
• What were the milestones?
• Which objectives remain to be accomplished?
• Have you kept accurate data for assessing your progress?
• What does the data tell you about your accomplishments for 2019?

Review the Revenue Model you created at the start of the year.

• Were your sales goals challenging but realistic?
• Did you achieve your goals? If not, why not?
• Review your projected business expenses?
• How accurate were your estimates?
• Based on the data, what changes do you need to make now?

It is easy to get caught up in the day to day busyness of running a business. As the year winds down,you will soon be busy with tax preparations, holiday parties, and, the demands on your business of the holiday shopping season.  Now before the end of the year rush begins, take time to assess. It will put you in a good place for the beginning of the new decade.

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