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You might be wishing, \u201cIf only I could evenly spread all of that business activity throughout the year!\u201d<\/p>\n
While you might get what you wish for, you won\u2019t get\u00a0<\/span>that<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Christmas wish under the tree. Learn to accept reality: Those booming holiday months don\u2019t last.<\/p>\n So when (not if) things slow down,\u00a0<\/span>follow these tips to make the best of the time after the holiday boom.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A spike in returns from people who didn\u2019t like their gift can erode your mountain of profit down to a hill. However, recognize that a return is actually an opportunity to keep the sale by\u00a0<\/span>transitioning the customer to an exchange<\/strong>.<\/p>\n How? Train your employees about\u00a0<\/span>excellent customer service,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>which can make all of the difference. Helpful, knowledgeable workers can deftly perceive what the customer didn\u2019t like about their gift and direct their attention to something else that your business sells instead of just issuing a refund.<\/p>\n So make sure your employees are familiar with all of the products that your business offers, as well as your company\u2019s return policies. Doing so will allow your SME to hold on to as many sales as possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Make no mistake: it\u2019s coming. So keep ahead of the slow period that invariably follows the holidays with\u00a0<\/span>staffing changes<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>that can help relieve financial pressure for your SME. The slowdown can also provide you with time to\u00a0<\/span>get a leg up on spring projects<\/strong>, which is just around the corner. So start thinking about what your SME can do to jump-start your business for the start of next year and get cracking on it during the slow winter months.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Continue to think ahead! Don\u2019t wait until you\u2019re already busy to plan for next year\u2019s holiday months.\u00a0<\/span>Start building your marketing strategy<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>now during the winter lull, as well as get any infrastructure in place. Have everything ready that you\u2019ll need to hit the ground running for next year in order to make the most of the holiday boom to come.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The business will slow, but your SME expenses will still be there. You\u2019ll still have bills to pay and (unfortunately) unpaid invoices that rob you of needed capital to keep you going.\u00a0<\/span>Factoring<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>with Factris will provide you with the necessary cash flow to keep you afloat. 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What can help your SME during the post-Christmas decline? You might be wishing, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Advisory board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Brian Reaves <\/strong>Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serial entrepreneur and investor in the mobile and payments space. Brian was involved in building 21 prior businesses including 15 mobile networks and 4 payment companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adam Posma <\/strong>Founder and Chief Product Officer of ClubCollect<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adam founded ClubCollect in 2013 - a provider of membership fee collection services for sports clubs. He started his career in wealth management at BNP Paribas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Tom F. Lesche <\/strong>Principal at Speedinvest<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tom started his career in investment banking. Most recently, he was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley in London, advising financial technology companies on a variety of capital markets and M&A transactions. At Speedinvest, he solely focuses on investments in European fintech companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donatas Juodelis <\/strong>Founder of Debifo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donatas started his career as a lawyer but quickly moved to entrepreneurship and investments. Co-founded IT company INNTEC, co-founded factoring company Debifo and a couple of other successful startups. In most of the companies, Donatas was responsible for business and corporate development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faisal Hakki <\/strong>Managing director at AB Ventures<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faisal is Managing Director at AB Ventures, the FinTech focused, early-stage Venture Capital arm of Arab Bank. Prior to joining AB Ventures, Faisal was CEO at Oasis500 \u2013 the leading seed-stage investment fund and accelerator in Jordan. Faisal has also held senior positions at Accelerator Technology Holdings, Arab Advisors Group and Fastlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brian Reaves <\/strong>Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serial entrepreneur and investor in the mobile and payments space. Brian was involved in building 21 prior businesses including 15 mobile networks and 4 payment companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adam Posma <\/strong>Founder and Chief Product Officer of ClubCollect<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adam founded ClubCollect in 2013 - a provider of membership fee collection services for sports clubs. He started his career in wealth management at BNP Paribas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Tom F. Lesche <\/strong>Principal at Speedinvest<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tom started his career in investment banking. Most recently, he was a Vice President at Morgan Stanley in London, advising financial technology companies on a variety of capital markets and M&A transactions. At Speedinvest, he solely focuses on investments in European fintech companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donatas Juodelis <\/strong>Founder of Debifo<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donatas started his career as a lawyer but quickly moved to entrepreneurship and investments. Co-founded IT company INNTEC, co-founded factoring company Debifo and a couple of other successful startups. In most of the companies, Donatas was responsible for business and corporate development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faisal Hakki <\/strong>Managing director at AB Ventures<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faisal is Managing Director at AB Ventures, the FinTech focused, early-stage Venture Capital arm of Arab Bank. Prior to joining AB Ventures, Faisal was CEO at Oasis500 \u2013 the leading seed-stage investment fund and accelerator in Jordan. Faisal has also held senior positions at Accelerator Technology Holdings, Arab Advisors Group and Fastlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFour ways to make the best of the post-holiday slowdown<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1. Prepare your employees for after-Christmas returns<\/strong><\/h3>\n
2. Make a plan for the slowdown<\/strong><\/h3>\n
3. Start your planning now for the next holiday rush<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4. Take the stress off with Factoring<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Focus on telling your business story<\/h2>\n
Trade your invoices for working capital by factoring<\/h3>\n