I love Christmas in the UK, it has the same atmosphere as Eid back home. I hope Christmas this year is like this:
Christmas is a little weird being a small business, because although I personally feel that it has become very commercialised it should be the best sales period for us. Every company in the UK is pushing hard for sales; slashing prices, advertising like crazy and adding to the cheese factor of the season. The one piece of advice I would give every small business out there is to be prepared for this festive season. Make sure your supplies are in order and you have enough stock to see you through the holidays. Also work really hard, but have fun while you do it. Even though this will be the craziest period of the year, don't go crazy yourself and try to enjoy this great time. We have gotten into the spirit ourselves by introducing a ChaiChai Christmas Gift Hamper (yahoo).
Have a great Christmas and a happy New Year and let me know how you plan to spend your holidays. See you next year.
