{"id":421,"date":"2016-12-01T04:03:45","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T04:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/?p=421"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:29:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:29:16","slug":"customized-notepads-boost-business-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/customized-notepads-boost-business-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost Your Business In the New Year part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part one in our two part series of How to Boost Your Business in the New Year. It\u2019s officially December and if you are anything like the hundreds of small businesses out there, you are thinking about how you can wrap up your end on a high note and how to better prepare your company for the New Year to come. Here\u2019s a list of what you can do to help your small business now as well as what you can do throughout the year to it\u2019s not a looming task at the end of each year.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">End of Year Closing Tasks<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter all revenue and expenses into your record keeping system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send final invoices for current year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reconcile your bank account records with bank statements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estimate your last tax payment for the current year (many self-employed people make quarterly estimated tax payments\u2026the final payment is usually due on January 15)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mail holiday cards and gifts to clients\/customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make holiday offers to clients\/customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clean out old files\/emails<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create year-end accounting reports and compare to goals for year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tally business-related mileage for year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tally expenses by vendor and prepare 1099\u2019s if needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact your accountant and discuss year-end tax planning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning Tasks<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write a list of goals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write a list of tasks that need to be accomplished in order to make those goals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write a list of projects you\u2019d like to start or complete<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an updated marketing plan<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an updated budget<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List the topics you\u2019d like to study, the classes you\u2019d like to take, or the books you\u2019d like to read, to keep you up-to-date with your industry and business skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule upcoming classes you\u2019ll teach and distribute that Calendar of Events to clients and staff<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotional Material<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"custom notepads\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image-624x357.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NotepadsFanned_Image.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take inventory check of what you have<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organize your material by client\/demographics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/promotional-notepads-business\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Order customized notepads by theme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help you stand out<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/contacts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about how you can be better prepared for the New Year with customized notepads. Take advantage of our Free Design and Artwork on your next order.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/notepads\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/custom-notepads-for-business-1024x256.jpeg\" alt=\"Custom notepads for business \u2014 shop notepads\" class=\"wp-image-833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/custom-notepads-for-business-1024x256.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/custom-notepads-for-business-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/custom-notepads-for-business-768x192.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.captainnotepad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/custom-notepads-for-business.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Part one in our two part series of How to Boost Your Business in the New Year. 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