If you're a business owner, you've had this exact thought: "Why does everything take longer than it should?"

Not because your people are bad. Not because they don't care. But because every process has extra steps baked in that nobody asked for.

By February, the “new year glow” wears off…

Reality kicks in. The inbox is still overflowing, meetings still multiply like gremlins, and you’re still doing too much with too little time.

Meanwhile, AI is everywhere.

It’s February. Tax season is ramping up. Your accountant is getting busier. Your bookkeeper is pulling documents. Everyone’s thinking about W-2s, 1099s, and deadlines.

Here’s the part most people don’t put on the calendar: tax season is also prime time for scams—especially the ones that look completely normal.

It’s February. Love is in the air. People are buying chocolate, making dinner reservations, and pretending they like rom-coms again. So… let’s talk about relationships.

Have you ever had a tech relationship that felt like a bad date? The kind where you call for help and get silence.

Somewhere right now, a cybercriminal is making New Year’s resolutions too.

They’re reviewing what worked in 2025 and planning what to try in 2026.

And yes, small businesses are appealing targets - not because anyone’s careless, but because most teams are busy and stretched thin.

Millions of people try Dry January each year.

They cut something they know isn’t helping because they want to feel better, work better, and stop pretending “I’ll start Monday” is a plan.

Your business has a Dry January list too, only it’s made of tech habits.

January has a certain magic.

For a few weeks, we all believe this is the year everything changes. Gyms are full. Salads are intentional. Planners get opened.

Then February shows up.

Business resolutions follow the same pattern.

January is the month people finally schedule the things they’ve been putting off.

Doctor. Dentist. Maybe even getting that odd noise in the car checked.

Preventive care is boring but not as boring as a preventable outage.

So, here’s the uncomfortable question:

When was the last time your business tech had a real checkup?

Not “we fixed the printer last week.

Last December, an accounts payable clerk at a midsize company got an urgent text from her “CEO”: “Buy $3,000 worth of Apple gift cards for clients, scratch the backs and e-mail the codes". It sounded odd, but the request came from the boss’s name, and it was in the middle of peak holiday chaos.

Even in good times, scammers circle around generosity. But during the holidays, when giving increases and emotions run high, they’re especially quick to exploit it.

A few years ago, a massive telefunding fraud was shut down after authorities discovered that the perpetrators had made 1.3 billion deceptive donation calls and collected over $110 million from unsuspecting donors.