It’s probably sunk in by now that the Christmas break you were so looking forward to just a few short weeks ago has pretty well finished. Your thoughts are drifting towards being back at work and making 2010 a great year.

I’d like to interrupt with a small suggestion, however. Don’t go back and do what you did last year. I know it would be easier, more comfortable, to do this, but don’t.

Now is the best opportunity to look at your business from a different perspective, to fine tune it and start the new year the right way, rather than the easy way. Direct some of that post-holiday energy to making your business work the way you know it should. And since systems – the process and procedure stuff - is what makes every business work, why not focus on your business systems...

Your first steps could be as easy as:

If taking one of these easy steps won’t do the job, however, your business systems might need a lot more than a quick touch-up. Have you considered getting help to get your business running smoothly and efficiently?

And if you’re not sure whether it’s all worth the effort, why not check out what your business inefficiency is costing you right now! You might be surprised.