Spring cleaning for small business—in December

At this time every year I like to remind small business owners to do what grandma used to do after a long winter. She called it “spring cleaning.” So let’s do the same thing, but let’s do it now, in December.

December Cleaning will give your business the maximum opportunity to start 2014 with as little 2013 baggage as possible. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Throw stuff away

Even if you’re not a pack rat like me, you’ve accumulated stuff you don’t use anymore. If you can’t sell it, giv...