Checklist for year end or year-beginning business planning and review.

1. Business Annual Checkup
January 2, 2014
Bennet Kelley

2. Corporate Status
From Inc. to Dba’s
• Do you operate under any type of
corporate charter? If not why not?
• Are you in good standing?
• Make sure you have filed requisite
Statement of Information and/or
Annual Report forms.
• Check status of d/b/a’s
• Check status of city or other locality
business licenses or similar
requirements.

3. Board and Shareholder
Meetings and Resolutions
• Have or document annual
board and shareholders
meetings?
• Review corporate activities
and draft resolutions for any
activity requiring approval.
• Make sure all share
issuances have been
authorized and approved.

4. Intellectual Property
New or Expiring
• Check for expiring domains
• Check trademark status
• Any new intellectual
property acquired or
developed?
• Conduct a search for
potential infringement by
third parties?

5. Business Operations
Contracts and Websites
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Review your website. Is the
information current?
Review your privacy policy with
your web administrator to see if still
current.
Update copyright notices and
contact us pages.
Review your standard agreements
for whether they need to be
tweaked based on past experience
(positive or negative)
Are any significant contracts
expiring or up for renewal. Plan
your strategy now.

6. Risk Management
Planning for the Worst
• Check insurance
policies Do you have
cyber insurance?
• Check data backup
procedures.
• Evaluate your security
(online and offline)
• Do you have a data
breach plan or policy?

7. Employment
Policies and Compliance
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Update employee notices/posters
Get employees to reaffirm
adherences to Employee Handbook
and Confidentiality Agreement
Make sure you have policies in
place re Social Media and Using
your own Devices
Get update on new laws taking
effect and update policies
Is your industry regulated?
Determine how familiar employees
are with requirements or how long
since there has been training.

8. Finances
A/R and More
• Determine if any of
your receivables need
further action to collect
• Work with your
accountant on tax
planning and year end
financial statements