It is that time of year again. You know, the time in which 90% of all Americans resolve to lose weight. I tried to come up with a "Top 10" small business New Year's resolution list, and read through some others, but I wanted to get a better pulse on what the small business owner wants to do a better job of in 2011.

Reading through the hundreds of posts, most seem related to improving customer service. While this is absolutely important, isn't this something we should always have at the top of our list? No matter what time of year it is, we can always improve customer service. Agreeing that it should be on everyone's list, what are the top things small business owners across the US should do this year to improve?

While reviewing the posts, nothing really stuck out to me as being an innovative thought. And quite honestly, I am still stuck on the idea of what we can do as an organization of small businesses to improve job creation. My last post about how to create jobs in this economy initiated a heated debate that required me to shut down comments on my blog. Why it started such a firestorm I still don't understand. There are a lot of angry small business owners out there that really want the government's help on job creation. I think the best help the government can give is tax breaks to small business, and that "other" types of stimulus help in which the US government takes tax dollars from others to place it in the hands of others is wrong, and tantamount to socialism. Less government intervention is best in this capitalist society. Of course, this is just my opinion. I am sure some of contemporaries have some even better ideas, ideas that are truly innovative.

So, my question to you is this: What is your (Innovative) Small Business New Year's Resolution? Email me at kmartin7 /at/ gmail.com and let me know. I'll post the best on an upcoming blog post (with full credit, of course!).