Last Week for Year-End Checklists

I know that I’ve encouraged you in previous posts to take care of your business now to prepare it for a more prosperous 2012.

Let me take this last opportunity to remind you:

• Take care of your clients so they can prepare their businesses for next year
• Send a year-end remembrance to your best clients and an email to the others
• Meet with your tax accountant and review what you can do now
• Meet with your financial planner to review what you can pay down on investments to help with next year
• Pay all outstanding invoices to reduce your tax burden next year
• Ensure that your books are completely up-to-date and in QuickBooks
• Defer income until next year appropriately. Consult your tax expert
• Make business related purchases that will position you well for next year
• Write off obsolete inventory by giving it away or scrapping it. Track the disposal
• Update your business plan, including product enhancement and marketing campaigns
• Update your promotional materials, marketing vehicles, and sales systems
• Update or start a blog to enhance your position in the market and your expertise
• Calendar personal, family, and business activities, meetings, and activities for 2012
• Create a list of new clients or others you would like to add to your business
• Reduce or eliminate the clutter in your office, production and other facilities
• Create a mastermind group, marketing team, business coach, and other supporters

This list may seem intimidating for you during the last six days of the year. That’s why I discussed it earlier in the month.

Choose the things you can do and do those. Good luck.