Is Your Business Ready for 2013?

As the year winds down, it?s a fantastic time to make sure your business is ready for the new year. This means taking a look at your business and marketing plan, as well as making sure your legal ducks are all in a row.

Are You Compliant?

If you filed as a corporation this year, the works isn?t done. By law, you?re required to file an annual report on or around the anniversary of the date you incorporated. If you miss this date, you jeopardize your corporation and risk being charged fees. If you closed your company, you still need to dissolve the corporation?or LLC, otherwise you?ll still be required to submit your annual report and pay fees. (learn about Articles of Amendment here) And if you?ve made any changes to your corporation, you need to let state agencies know.

What?s Your Game Plan for 2013?

It?s also a good time to review your business and marketing plans and make updates as necessary. Consider how your business goals have changed this year, and where you?re headed in 2013. Your marketing strategy probably has shifted slightly, with new tools popping up online, so make sure you allocate part of your budget to the new strategies you plan to try next year.

Starting with a Clean Slate?

If you recently started a business, make sure it?s incorporated or made into an LLC before the new year begins. Many people wait to incorporate in January, so it will take longer for you to get approved if you wait. Filing now should be a reasonably fast process, so mark it off your list before December 31 rolls around.

Assess Your Year

We get so busy, we don?t always take time to consider how our businesses are faring. But take a moment to look back at the year with these steps:

• Look at your profit and loss statement. Did you hit your goals for the year? If not, what prevented you from doing so?
• Look at your customer base. Did you get as many as you wanted for this year?
• On social media, are you attracting the types of potential customers you need to convert to sales?
• In terms of staffing, are you all set for 2013, or do you need to hire more people?

Asking yourself these questions can help you get an idea of where you need to set your goals for 2013. Looking at hard numbers an show you whether or not you met this year?s goals, and provide you insight into what did and didn?t work this year.

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