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Small Business Information Small Business Information Start Up Manage and Grow Money Matters From Alyssa Gregory, your Guide to Small Business Information Have you set goals for 2012 yet? Now is the perfect time to get started, and this newsletter is packed with resources to help you. Make sure you click through all of the links below to take full advantage of my 2012 Small Business Goal Setting Guide. Happy New Year! Alyssa Get Connected: Contact Me | Twitter | Facebook | Blog Getting Started with Goal Setting There's no denying the importance of business goals. Goals provide direction, motivation and a clear way to measure your progress. Without goals, you may struggle to find the path from where you are right now to where you want to be. The tips in this article will help you get started with goal setting for your business, focus on the specifics of what you hope to accomplish, and start to put your plan into action. Read more Also read: 10 Powerful Goal Setting Steps See More About:  smart goals  start a business  goal setting SMART Goal Setting 101 SMART goal setting refers to a planning process that measures five individual criteria in order to evaluate a goal and determine its viability. It's a defined process that takes your goal from the general idea stage and puts it into action. Read more Also read: SMART Goal Setting Worksheet and SMART Goal Examples See More About:  smart goals  business goals  goal setting Backward Goal Setting When you are overwhelmed by the idea of setting goals, it can be helpful to start at the end and work backwards. This tutorial will walk you through the process of creating realistic goals that are broken down into single actions you can focus on one at a time. Read more Also read: 7 Goal Setting and Tracking Apps See More About:  goal setting  smart goals  business goals How to Get and Stay Motivated Without the motivation to work hard and overcome challenges, you may find yourself in a slump, and worse, you may lose your passion for achieving your goals. Motivation is vital for any goal setting process; without it, it will be very difficult to reach your goals. Read more Also read: How to Overcome the Fear of Failure See More About:  motivation  starting a business  business goals Small Business Information Ads Business Plan Business Development Business Planning Small Business Business Template Featured Articles Business Plan Writing Marketing and Sales Online Business Business Buying Guide Small Business Tax and Accounting Employee Benefits and HR Policies   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Alyssa Gregory Small Business Information Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Small Business Information newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads SMART Goal Setting 101 Quick and Easy Business Plan Help Business Card Toolkit A Guide to Using Facebook for Business Business Gift Guide with 101 Gift Ideas Advertisement