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A new year, a new chance to make the best of things – really, you can do that any day, but many people feel a new year is a convenient time to start.

So, starting the year off in the right direction takes vision and discipline. If it’s the case of starting a brand new business, consider some helpful tips from suite101.com, such as setting up an advisory board and using networking as a marketing tool.

Some think that networking is a scary or frivolous task for small business owners. Really, they are meetings of like-minded people who want to learn from one another. OPENForum.com interviewed Jen Miller, who recommended these three short steps for networking groups, and while finding the right groups and getting involved are two very impoartant steps, her third step is crucial for time management.

And rarely can business be done without goalsetting. Flyingsolo.com.au lists seven tips for effective goal setting, starting with your own self: “The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief.”

Take 2010 by the horns and make the most of it!