Every year when the clock strikes midnight on the 31st of December millions of people make a promise to be a better version of themselves in the New Year ahead, in their personal lives and at work.

This year, as well as offering all the products to help get businesses off to a flying start, Staples has started thinking about what turns resolutions into success stories. Crisp new agenda in hand, people return to the office with renewed vigor and conviction, ready to take on the world. But fail or succeed, what are the deciding factors?

According to the results of recent survey that asked 500 young entrepreneurs this very question, it would seem the answer was obvious! While we know all success requires huge doses of ambition, passion and commitment, it would seem that the secondary secret ingredient is ‘organisation.¹

97% of surveyed entrepreneurs cited organisation and passion as the traits necessary to achieve sustained success.
_{- ClarityGo.com, July 13, 2015}

Survey reveals most popular tool for getting organised in 2016

5 tips for business success in 2016

14 months ago Stephan Baart left his career as an asset manager behind to start something for himself. No stranger to risk, Stephan now looks back at those first few months with a smile. “Finance was my thing, but I had no network and no experience. I had to start from the beginning and remember how to sell myself.”
‘Minerva’ has enjoyed rapid growth in its first year of business; offering unique real estate management to large homeowners associations, with a no cure, no pay attitude when it comes to saving his homeowners money. From the big corporate world to one-man band, discover how Stephan adapted, and what his plans are for the future.