When holiday time rolls around, showing appreciation to clients and the people on your team can prove to be a smart move for encouraging more business and productivity in the office. Give gifts of golf shirts, wovens, tees, fleece, or caps tastefully decorated with your logo, and you can increase the benefits to corporate identity programs. Consider these opinions of small business owners when asked about holiday gift giving: Over 75% feel it helps improve their business Over 55% believe it leads to increased sales Over 70% consider it an important part of their marketing effort Over 85% believe it improves employee morale

When holiday time rolls around, showing appreciation to clients and the people on your team can prove to be a smart move for encouraging more business and productivity in the office. Give gifts of golf shirts, wovens, tees, fleece, or caps tastefully decorated with your logo, and you can increase the benefits to corporate identity programs. Consider these opinions of small business owners when asked about holiday gift giving: Over 75% feel it helps improve their business Over 55% believe it leads to increased sales Over 70% consider it an important part of their marketing effort Over 85% believe it improves employee morale

I am not the average person, so I do not know what the average person thinks. I do know, however, that I like being recognized, and I do not like being put down. Hey who does right. When you put people down it makes them feel detached from their objective. The relationship breaks down and progress can not be made. No good can come from constantly berating people. Conversely, when you reward achievement you help your bottom line, while developing your human resources. Project management should dictate that you recognize milestones as you achieve them. When people know they are doing a good job, they strive to maintain that level of excellence. If business is about maintaining relationships, and recognizing achievements is a way to keep these relationships in tact, we have the ability to make our lives easier through recognizing achievements. They do it in sports, it should be done in business.

New Product Spotlight: Perfect way to thank that special fundraiser or the person who does the most for your organization. People want to be recognized for their achievements and there are more people volunteering their time for breast cancer awareness among other great causes. Show them you know they exist and they are doing a good job with these recognition ribbon awards. Dimensions: 7.5 x 6 x 4.5 Shown Finish: Multicolor Max. Plate Size: 1 x 4 Weight: 2.00 lbs. Made in the USA. Price: 20.00 / pc. includes imprinting.

The Upper Perkiomen Chamber of Commerce has listed eight great reasons to become a member. I am listing them here to show our readers why joining is just a great idea! 1. NETWORKING You can never have too many friends, or business contacts, for that matter! Chamber special events and programs offer many opportunities to connect 2. INSURANCE If there’s one thing in life that’s certain, it’s uncertainty. The Chamber offers a variety of insurance options through Taylor & Ochroch, Inc, to take care of those planned and unplanned health issues. 3. SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE More than 95 percent of the businesses in the region are counted as small business, and they employ many of the Upper Perkiomen Valley workers. We know that, and we offer quality seminars specifically for small businesses! 4. MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Spreading the word about your business is an integral component in business success. We offer many vehicles, as well as professional training