Ringing in the 2024 Small Business Goals

It’s the first full workweek of 2024.  What are your business resolutions goals for the year?

A resolution is an intention to do or not do something. A resolution is easy to make.

A goal is the “result toward which effort is directed”.  Merely resolving to do something without creating actionable, measurable steps generally means there will be no results.  Business goals are often to be more profitable, to be more organized, to hire more employees, to increase sales, etc.  These are fairly broad and not quantifiable. 

How does a business owner or entrepreneur create goals that can be achieved?

A popular method is SMART:  Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.  You can find templates for that here and here.

Meeting your goals requires work and dedication.  Here is a way to harness your desire to improve your business.

Make sure you are breaking your goals into small, doable tasks.

Engage all the stake-holders.  

Not sure what your goals should be?  Here are some suggestions.

What are your goals, and how will you achieve them?