There are only a few short weeks till a brand New Year begins on 1 January 2016. Here are three success strategies to put into action in December.

This week, Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owner Thomas Rodda about dealing with the lead up to Christmas.

Small Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks to business owners Lesley Carroll and Samantha Kooiman about dealing with the lead up to Christmas.

Debbie Mayo-Smith talks ideas and strategies to make your online newsletter more valuable.

More than a few business leaders will be quietly enjoying the troubles of the world's first publicly-listed law firm, writes Christopher Niesche.

Tom Hartmann gives 12 tips of Christmas to help save a penny or two.

COMMENT: The line between a good profit and a poor one is now so fine that we regularly hear retailers blaming the weather for bad results, writes Liam Dann.

Fun money is designed to stop you feeling tortured or restrained by a budget, writes Diana Clement.

OPINION: Debates over "unconscious bias" are de rigueur in "people" circles. But plain "sexism" has more cut-through, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

Mary Holm talks enjoying wealth, insurance brokers and property woes.

Traditional media are adapting as they strive to hold on to their share of advertising dollars with digital and video markets continuing to rise.

Jolie Hodson's best career moves have come from a leap of faith into the unknown.

Households and most businesses face higher power and fuel bills under proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme.

I'm delighted with the comments coaching clients make after they start applying more focus in their daily time management choices, Robyn writes.

Annabel Langbein's plans to further develop the Dublin Bay property she owns with husband Ted Hewetson have been put on hold.

Graham McGregor talks ways to get good leads for your website.

Low interest rates give you a sweet opportunity to pay down debt and get ahead.

We all know what's it's like to have no self-control in the two Fs - that's food and finances.

The pre-planning for continuing professional development caught the eye of Institute of Directors head Simon Arcus.

COMMENT: House prices are rising 10 times as fast as incomes - what is wrong with that picture, asks Brian Fallow.

$90 million Hobsonville development plan abandoned partly due to big housing crisis.

Kathmandu hasn't been the only company courting shareholder discontent with questionable pay proposals.

Juha Saarinen talks Hager, Whale Oil, Dirty Politics, Rawshark, and what the police didn't do.

Robyn Pearce talks keys to effective delegation.

Facebook needs to look hard at Safety Check before using it in disasters, writes Juha Saarinen. A very good friend of mine was informed via Facebook that her friends in Paris were safe. Not just once, but through five separate notifications.

Today's marketing tip is on how to create a brand new revenue stream for your business in November.

Not only do you get handsomely paid for doing your job, even if you don't do it particularly well, very often you also get paid for leaving your job.