You know all those plans you had for the Summer? How you’d use the quiet time to reflect, organise, prepare and plan? Did it work for you? Not for me. Although I got a little bit of time off, most of the last few months have been about panic – as people decided at the last minute to go ahead with their events and realised they needed a booking system in place ASAP.
The stress that places on a small company is awful – although I’m a deadline junkie (as well as a slot junkie!) – it means that you spend your life in these frantic periods followed by exhausted relief. We pride ourselves on always meeting deadlines, try not to promise the impossible and deliver 95% of the time. But I sure wish there’d be some stability around. Not a return to the glory days, but a little stability – something that makes people feel confident in making plans again.
The events business has changed so much over the last 5 years – deadlines and planning times were already shrinking. This past few months has shrunk planning time even further and it’s enormously challenging. Roll on 2009! While we’re at it, take a look at the Santa Train at Rathwood Garden Centre in Tullow, Co Carlow. We love it and I can’t wait to take my horrendously advanced 2 year old grand niece Suzannah on it!
Happy Autumn!
October 8, 2008 at 7:58 pm |
Delighted to read your posts Sarah. From one small business owner to another you are not alone with how the summer plans turned out. Love the last minute requests as they are usually the most interesting… but not on a bank holiday weekend when I am trying to leave the office for a week! Discovered some great venue this summer too such as The Village at Lyons – have to find the perfect event for there!