It's that time of year again when we make resolutions in our personal lives that help guide us into the New Year. Hopefully, for most of us, we'll follow through and achieve all of our resolutions — even if we do fall off the wagon once or twice.

As a small business owner, this is also the perfect time of year to make a list of resolutions of things you can do to help grow your business in the coming year. Think of it as reinforcing your business plan -- or in some cases, rewriting your business plan to take advantage of new opportunities.