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Let's get ready for the new year!  Hopefully, the new year will bring new opportunities, achievements, and connections.  You'll want to be ready when they show up. This is the time of year in which we celebrate and enjoy the season with our friends and family. While this can be a fun time, don't forget to take some time to get things in order for your new season.  It's the idea of "out with the old, in with the new". I personally plan to take a couple of days during the holiday season to organize my home office and my business.   I like to start out fresh. For ideas on how to prepare your business for the new year, check out this article: Prepare Your Business for the New Year . Here are some tips from Valencia Griffin-Wallace , Founder of Life by Design and Co-Author of the book, Transition: Create the Life You Desire : De -clutter- Combine notes and files into proper categories. Decide what is outdated and needs to be trashed or shredded.  C

As we wind down and prepare to celebrate the holiday season, it's important to take some time to get things in order for the new year.  I always take time to reflect on my activities over the past year and assess my activities for the new year. Sometimes, we start businesses and get so caught up in doing business, that we forget about handling business.  Or, it could be that we don't know how to handle business.  If you didn't know... there's work to be done "behind the scenes". Running a business is hard work. Not only should you be out in the marketplace selling your products or services, but you should have certain things in place to ensure that your business is effective and profitable. I, along with many other business owners have learned some important business lessons that we'd like to share with you. I share some lessons in a previous article: 5 Lessons I Learned when I Started my First Business.  Precious Brown , Founder of Power-N-You