For many people, either they are young or young once Santa Clause is a symbol of Christmas Season. During the Christmas Season, there is a Santa Claus look alike or icon on every corner, in every store, on every sign, in every reading material like newspaper and magazine, television and internet commercials.
Santa Claus has become the symbol of the season or event celebrated because:
- Santa is a joyous individual. People are basically attracted and enjoy the company of happy individuals.
- Santa is interested in making other people happy. Santa increases the happiness-moments in the life of everyone he meets, most importantly the children.
- Santa loves his work. He definitely finds pleasure in performing his job. He is intensely enthusiastic in what he is doing.
- Santa is childlike. He is humble, he does not boast, he is simple and sincere, he has a strong faith, he believes in people, he has looked in the souls of people with an x-ray mind and found much to admire on them, he has a kind and forgiving nature.
- Santa is eternally youthful. He keeps up with the trend and the time.
- Santa is a cheerful giver. His philosophy is to give himself away sincerely in service. He is a friend to everyone. He lives an overflowing life.
Santa Claus was able to build the greatest business in the world by following his philosophy. Any individual can attain happiness and success if Santa Claus can only be emulated.
Happy New Year to everyone, wow everybody is excited as we welcome the New Year again. People are busy preparing what to eat at the eve of December 31 particularly Filipinos. However, are we all ready for the occasion? Maybe, emotionally the excitement is there, but how about in financial matter. Do we have money to spend for the holiday?
Talking about expenses, two consecutive occasions needed much money. If we already spent much to Christmas and worrying where to get money to use for the next occasion then this article maybe useful to you. One of the hot small business or moneymaker this holiday is fruit selling, the reason is, we all know that people believe to the saying that twelve (12) kinds of fruits with twelve each is a good luck for the coming year. Therefore, the impact is people are ready to spend money to complete the number of fruits required. The result is the fruit market increased during this season.
Starting-up a fruit selling business
- Look for the right place where you can sell. Wet markets and bus stations are the best place.
- Ask if there is a necessary documents such as permit needed to your chosen location
- Look for the suppliers
- Conduct survey to your place about the common price in selling fruits. Be competitive in your pricing, as for rival with this business is also tough.
- Monitor the quantity and quality of your stocks. Remember that a fruit is delicate kind of food that is why careful handling needed. Be cautious with your inventory, Order the quantity that you think you can dispose in three days.
The low turnout of Christmas shoppers this year should not be surprising. With everyone having a hard time, spending for gifts seems to have been affected as well. There are shops such as flea markets that offer a more manageable price but compared to past years, they too are having low turnout of shoppers.
With that said, does that mean there are less gifts to give out this year? It certainly looks like it. For some people, perhaps handing out cash in smaller amounts would be the best way to share the season of giving while others would recycle or be creative as far as handing out gifts are concerned.
If there is a phrase that can best be applied to this year’s holiday season, it is that of “It is the Thought that Counts!” We often preach this, especially during times when we don’t have money and finances. While we want others to understand our situation, this Christmas, it is for the entire world to feel.
As far as shopping is concerned, there are some who will come out eventually. Some don’t have the money to shed as they don’t have their salaries or 13th month pay yet. On that aspect, the intent to buy gifts will be divided as people want to make sure that they have cash in the pockets once 2009 comes around, the Year of the Ox!
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