Wrapping It Up! That’s the topic for our b5 Business Channel December Theme Day. This could be presented in a variety of ways so we have many Business bloggers who’ve written some very interesting and informative posts for you as you wrap up your year and plan for 2008. Or you may be wrapping up gifts for your customers/clients. Let’s see what we’ve got for you…as we open the wrappings!
Over at Startup Spark, Shannon Cherry’s wondering if you’ll be giving a gift to your customers this season. According to a recent survey, …read more

Throughout the year, our readers have visited and added their comments to the various topics we’ve presented. It’s always enjoyable to learn what you’re thinking and have you share with us.
So we’re “wrapping up” with some comments here at Home Biz Notes.
1. Celebrate Universal Children’s Day in Your Business

Bridget Wright at Biz Chicks Rule shared with us

For Children’s Universal Day, I’ll be going to my son’s school on Monday and sharing the meaning of Thanksgiving with them. Showing them how other cultures celebrate, what they do, the different foods they eat and what the holiday means to their culture. …read more

Kevin, at Buzz Networker, hosted the Business Channel’s November Theme Day, based on the topic, Traditions.  Various Business Channel bloggers participated, giving their take on this theme.  Check out what they have to share.
The Home Biz Notes post, Reflections on Traditions & Your Home Business, gives you ideas for participating in holiday traditions in your community and establishing new ones  in your business. 
Do you have any traditions during the holiday season that you carry out at your business?  Or do you tend to move away from the usual ones and develop something new?

Often you can create themes for your home business promotions around special events and occasions.  Christmas in July, the latter part of this month, has become one that some businesses focus on.  This would be especially true if you have a business that sells holiday items and supplies. 
Over at b5media’s Arts and Design Channel, we’re featuring an Artists Showcase based on the Christmas in July theme.  At my Quilting and Patchwork blog, I discuss Quilters Think Christmas Thoughts in July, with suggestions for getting started on those holiday projects.
Can you take advantage of various themes…holidays, occasions nationally as well as in your …read more

The Business Channel Theme Day also made the announcement board at the b5media blog…All Work and No Play?  Hardly! b
Bloggers of the Business Channel posted many variations on this theme of Work and Play, hosted by Kelly of Tax Girl.

Our monthly b5media Business Channel Theme Day revolved around “business and fun.”  Hosted by Kelly  Phillips Erb of the Tax Girl blog, this round-up of posts, All Work & No Play? reflects various ways to consider having fun with your business and getting enjoyment out of what you do.
I wrote  Enjoy the Journey of  Your Home Business and relate how I discovered how to do this…or realized I was experiencing this. 

Theme Day at b5 media’s Business Channel fell on Valentine’s Day.  So what would be the theme?  Passion and Love, of course.
                                    As Ben Yoskovitz of Start Up Spark and this month’s host says, “We’re not serving up secret love affairs at the office…but we can present you with a ton of great content by the b5 Business Channel team”.  Look for a that great content here…
The post from Home Biz Notes discussed how Passion for Your Home Business Helps Generate Success.  As you read through the contributions to our theme day, you’ll find a great deal of helpful information for …read more

The Business Channel at b5media held it’s First Theme Day posted by host, Tris Hussey at Pimp Your Work.
The theme for December was, as you might guess, gifts and gift giving as it applies to businesses. Tris has done a great job of summarizing the posts at the various Biz Channel blogs and giving you links to read each in its entirety. You also may get some ideas here for your own gift giving.