SPECIAL FEATURE: Getting your small business in gear for Christmas
If you run a small business, don?t forget that Christmas is just around the corner! Yes, for sure, you have lots to think about at home when it comes to the festive season ? but there are also things you need to be thinking about in your workplace too. From planning the staff party to keeping your customers happy! Here are some top tips.
Get the festive feel
Do you run a business that sells products which make perfect Christmas gifts" Or, are you a restaurant which will be serving up traditional festive foods" For some companies, this time of year can be extremely lucrative.
So, if you haven?t already, make sure that you?ve dressed up your business for Christmas ? get all the decorations out and group together your products into gift ideas, to get the biggest hit with customers. Remember not to neglect your website. Give it a festive feel, market your products and services to online shoppers ? all in the Christmas spirit. Think about adding some special pages and promotions, and make sure customers know deadlines for ordering ? so that they can get everything in time for the big day.
Got enough staff"
Whether you?ve got a shop or an online business, it?s important you think about staffing ? to ensure you?ve got all of the resources in place to both sell your products, but also to deliver them, if you offer such a service.
So, think ahead ? and judge how many workers you need to keep up with demand. Look back on last year, did you have enough people in place&...
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