Old year, new year

It seems that 2008 could not possibly be coming to an end, but here it is. This is the time of year to reflect on the successes and challenges of the past year, and to plan for the new year coming up. Here are a couple of things that can help:

1) Tune in Tuesday, December 30th at 3 pm EST to discuss 2008 in review.
URL is http://www.smallbusinessitradio.com

Host – Stuart Crawford
Guests – Sean Fullerton, Joddey Hicks and many others
All are welcome to call in! It is open mike format.

2) Begin your planning for 2009. I like to keep things simple, and we’ve had good success with using the One Page Business Plan. See the following URL for more details.
http://www.onepagebusinessplan.com/

The most important thing is to set your goals for next year. What will your goals be? What challenges might you expect in 2009? What opportunities may present themselves? Remember, bad times for some often means great opportunities for others. Which group will you be in during 2009?

All the best in 2009!
Brad

Economic page on Partner Portal

Allison Watson’s advice to partners on how to thrive in a troubled economy is now available on the Global English partner portal as a web page, special edition newsletter and downloadable letter. View here … https://partner.microsoft.com/global/40086831

There is definitely a role for Microsoft to serve in helping the partner community to survive and thrive under the challenging economy that most of us face.

Do you think Microsoft is doing the right things to help? Are there other things they, and/or we as a partner community, should be doing? Your feedback is welcome!

Brad Kowerchuk