Do you need to hire this year? Read Maria Valdez Haubrich’s How to Tap Your Ex-Employees as a Hidden Hiring Resource  to get a head start.

Get ready for a profitable year–read Rieva Lesonsky’s 10 Ways to Stay Competitive in 2013.

Want to boost your website sales? Karen Axelton’s post How Email Can Drive Your Ecommerce Sales will give you some ideas.

Then check out Monika Jansen’s post to discover 6 Ways to Build Your Company’s Brand.

Is your website thriving? Maybe it’s time to open a real-world retail store. Read Rieva Lesonsky’s Should Ecommerce Retailers Open Brick-and-Mortar Stores? for more on this trend.

Consider holding a Facebook contest to drive engagement. Read Monika Jansen’s How to Run a Successful Facebook  Contest Without Getting Banned first.

There’s a new population you should be marketing to if you aren’t already. Read Rieva Lesonsky’s post Are You Marketing to Asian Americans? to learn more.