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While most of the world is making resolutions to eat better and get more exercise, we thought it might be fun to make resolutions specific to the work we do every day here at Hammock.

The Hammock offices will be closed for the holidays, reopening Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. If you need to reach someone in particular, please visit our individual people pages for contact information during the break.

We wish you safe travels, happy holidays and the best for 2009!

Meet Steve Sullivan, Hammock’s newest employee. A native Nashvillian, Steve has spent his career helping small businesses grow. A graduate of the University of Georgia, Steve is an avid sports fan, especially for his alma mater Bulldogs and local Tennessee Titans. Steve lives with his wife, Debbie; two children, Jeannie and Stephen; and two dogs.

After years of writing articles and interviewing subjects as a writer and reporter, it's always unusual to be on the other end of the process. That happened again recently, when I was interviewed by a writer from Entrepreneur magazine for an article published in the December 2008 issue ("Change Can Do You Good").

For the third year in a row, FOLIO asked Rex for his magazine and media predictions for the coming year. Here’s his list he shared with FOLIO:

Megan Pacella has a passion for travel and photography.

So this year, we're using an old tradition, the creation of our annual Hammock T-Shirt, to celebrate the passions we and our friends share.

Each year we experiment with something new. Last year we encouraged all recipients to upload a photo of themselves wearing their T-shirt and from those, created a world map of all of the photos.

Take one look at the cover December/January 2009 issue of MyBusiness and you just might not recognize it.

The bold illustration of Uncle Sam using Main Street as his crutch is a definite deviation from the typical cover of MyBusiness, the magazine we publish for members of the National Federation of Independent Business. But the message it sends is the same one we send in every issue: Small business is the heart and soul of America, representing 80 percent of total employment in the United States and producing roughly half of the country's annual GDP—and if anyone is going to get the nation through a downturn, it's small business.

In fact, the entire December/January 2009 issue is dedicated to the economy. You'll find recession-busting tips from cover to cover. That's why a typical cover just wouldn't work this time.