The Daily Juice I do like a bit of planning!  A big part of me would love to disappear for a day or two and have a big planning session for my business....away from the daily-do....away from the kids....away from the house chores and, oh look there's me getting all carried away. But it's not really practical. So instead, at this time of the year, I try to do a little bit of planning each week in the run up to Christmas. That way I'll be all ready to kick off next year with some oomph in January rather than, um, March. The trouble with doing a little planning each week is that it easy to forget where you're up to. So I follow a plan (I did say I liked planning!) I've just started following my plan for this year and thought you might find it useful too. So here we go: 8 easy and fun planning things to do, for your business, one a week, (which will take you right up to Christmas) which will help you make  2013 more *profitable* than 2012. Yay! Week 1 The first step is really easy - but how many of us actually do it? Not many! So here it is: Write down how much you would like to earn next year. It's that simple! 'Earn' means the profit that comes to you, so that's your revenue less your expenses. When you are working out how much you want, don't forget you