Lead your business success from the end of 2016 into the start of 2017 by taking a few essential steps in analyzing a number of important factors. The exciting note here is that you get to lead your business and actually contribute greatly to its direction, growth, and impact! No matter the size of your business or if you just launched it or have been in business for years, treating it like a business with a plan, strategy, and goals is mandatory for success.

Your Business in Review for 2016

Let’s begin with a snapshot of your business in 2016 by answering the following questions so you have a summary of your business as you close this year.

What are or were the strengths of your business? How can these be expanded or built upon?
Where has your focus been? Has this been the right focus for the goals you desire to achieve?
Did you achieve the results you set forth? What type of quantitative data do you have to analyze your progress?
What were your biggest challenges, obstacles or fears that limited your growth? How will you manage or solve these for 2017?
Finish this sentence with absolute knowing, honesty, and confidence, “The number one thing I need to do from what I learned this year or can see I was not doing and need to begin in 2017 that will greatly impact my business success is …… ____________________________________.”

Launching your business growth from the close of one year to the start of a brand new year requires an investigative, curious, and objective analysis. Then you need clarity on the direction in which you want to grow your business.

Business Plans & Goals for 2017

How would you like to see your business grow in 2017? This may seem like a broad question and it is because it is up to you to narrow it down for what goals you need for your business. For example, do you want to grow your service or product offerings? Is it that you want to grow your client or customer base or are you moving away from that and wanting to build online or group programs? Maybe you purely want to see financial gains and increased sales and are completely open to how you will make that happen. Decide first on where you want to see the growth in your business and then launch in 2017 with a plan by beginning with these steps to business success:

What are my sales targets per service or product monthly for 2017?
Which marketing strategies have been the most useful for me and how will I both increase my marketing for 2017 and use it to reach my sales targets?
My monthly financial income goal is $ ________ and I aim to achieve this by taking the following action steps daily, weekly, and monthly:
I will grow my business in 2017 by developing, expanding, and promoting these new services/programs/products:
____________________________________________
In 2017, the one area I need to grow personally and professionally in my business to take it to the next level of growth is _______________________________.

When you take the time to answer these questions for your business, it gives you a framework and assessment for what is working and the areas that need improvement. The results from one year in your business are golden lessons worth thousands and thousands of dollars in the business world. Not only are those thousands of dollars saved in mistakes or lack of progress, but it can be the difference in making thousands of more dollars next year!

Where are the thousands of dollars saved and gained in your business?

Here’s to using what you learned in 2016 to build a thriving, prosperous business for 2017!

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