The cycle of your business is similar to your personal cycle. A personal year is established at birth. You are born into 1 of 9 cycles and remain in that cycle throughout life. You progress through 9 years, with each year emphasizing a different energy designated by a number. The progression of the years is consistent from 1 to 9 and then starts over with a 1 year. If you plan your activities to be consistent with the energies of the year, you accomplish more with less effort.
    At first blush, the process of determining your business cycle seems to be straightforward based upon a simple calculation. You use the starting date of your business as the birth date. From that date you calculate the personal year. Sometimes you need to use persuasion to get the date that works best for you. When we incorporated Life Path Numerology Center, Inc. we filed the paperwork on the chosen day. The Clerk informed us that the papers would be processed the following day. By explaining why we needed that day, we found an ally in another clerk in that office who understood numerology, and who backed these "crazy" people that would think an extra day could make a difference.
   
      The challenge arises from determining the start date of an unincorporated business. Obviously, a corporation begins on the date the incorporation papers are approved, but when does your home business start? No doubt you began thinking about your business for some period of time, maybe even for years, before you actually launched it. There was a period of planning, perhaps seeking counsel and financing possibilities. Should the start date be that first glimmer? Probably not.

    Choose a significant event to mark the start. This event could be the date of financing, setting up a business bank account, signing an office or storefront lease, publishing your web site or the day you definitely say, "I am going to do it." Once you establish the date it becomes set. Always use it as your founding date. This date will determine the cycle of your business. After this point the only way to change the cycle is to incorporate or to dissolve the business and start over.

The choice of cycles can be the difference between the success or failure of the business. Considering this publication as a separate business entity with a start date of November 2, 2001, we are beginning it at the end of a 7 personal year. The 8 energy of next year is beginning to be felt. The coming 8 year is a business and financial peak.
       
       When you begin a new business, you want to be sure that the business cycle is compatible with your personal cycle. Otherwise you may find yourself out of sync with the business. The resulting conflict can cause early burnout and emotional detachment.
        Determine your personal year and the business personal year by adding together the digits of the month of birth + the day of birth + the total of the digits of the current year (the universal year). Keep adding until you get a single digit.

Example 1: born today 11+2+(2001)3=16=7, 2001 is a 7 personal year.
Example 2: born February 26, 1938 2+2+6+(2001)3=13=4 2001 is a 4 personal year.

The personal year does not depend upon the year of your birth. Therefore, any person or business born on February 26, no matter what year, will be in the same personal year.