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Closing the Year Strong and Prepping for 2025

December 11, 2024 • Melissa Franks

In this episode Melissa shares actionable strategies to wrap up 2024 and enter 2025 with clarity and purpose. As the year-end approaches, Melissa discusses the common challenges business owners face—whether you're pushing to hit your goals, taking a well-deserved break, or feeling stuck—and how to tackle them head-on. Here’s what you’ll learn in this episode:

How to analyze your business month by month.

Key metrics to evaluate: revenue, cash flow, sales strategies, and more.

The difference between duplicating and replicating successful months.

Culling the Dead Weight

Identifying what isn’t working in your business.

Setting clear, measurable goals for 2025.

The Importance of Rest

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