January 2023
New Year, Better Business: 5 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Business in 2023
It’s never too late to work on self-improvement. After the first week of 2023, how are things looking for your business this year?
Difficult times are ahead for a lot of us as the cost of living crisis continues to impact customers and businesses. So setting out a plan to make the most out of the year couldn’t be more important for your business.
But there’s no reason you can’t give this plan a festive touch. See it as making New Year’s resolutions for your business. We’ve got some great idea for New Year’s resolutions that can help improve your business in 2023…
1. Stay focused with realistic goals
Britain sometimes has a reputation as a country with a workplace productivity problem. So take some time to focus at the start of the year. Work with your team to set realistic goals for the year, month by month, week by week. And keep the emphasis on realistic. If your team is faced with ridiculous expectations or unattainable goals, it’s only going to result in low morale, disillusionment and distraction.
So help keep your team on task this year, with clear and achievable goals.
2. Adapt and modernise
Look at other businesses, both locally and afar. How are they adapting to the challenges the last few years have brought them? Are they doing well thanks to these adaptations?
For example, how business have started to offer their staff flexible or fully remote working, simultaneously improving staff retention and reducing office space costs? If you’re struggling to hold onto staff while insisting they come into the office five days a week, perhaps that’s something to consider?
Look into ways to adapt and modernise your business going into 2023.
3. Improve communication
Leave crossed wires and similar issues behind in 2022 by fostering better communication between your employees, and between the company and its clients. Not only will this enable everybody to be more productive, it’ll help the business to run a lot smoother without the stress of missed information.
4. Focus on customer experience
Keeping customers happy can seem like an impossibly large task at the moment, given the many external factors caused by the ongoing cost of living crisis. But you can achieve customer happiness simply by making it a key goal for the year. If each of your team has this in mind when implementing any decision, the customer will be placed front and centre, with their needs guiding the company.
5. Embrace new technology
Last year was filled with technical marvels, and 2023 is likely to follow suit. In order to stay relevant and ahead of the competition, it’s essential to embrace new technology and the possibilities on offer, including Cloud computing, up to date machines for your team, and even new marketing platforms.
The tools to stick to your resolutions
When you make resolutions, sometimes to achieve them you need the right tools to get there. It’s no different when it comes to making resolutions for your business.
All of these resolutions can be achieved by embracing a bespoke CRM tool. You can help to simplify workflows, create clear goals, and foster better communication and so much more, all by introducing this technology to your business – yes, that means you can tick off number five too!
So, if you’re looking for a way to implement the changes which will take your business further in 2018, here’s your starting point. And if you need a tool to make it the whole thing a piece of cake, look no further than a bespoke CRM solution. Good luck!
Happy New Year from the whole team at Lunar CRM! Get 2023 off to a great start with a free demo of Lunar CRM! Let’s make 2023 a year to remember!