Page 8 — MUSKOKA BUSINESS, OCTOBER 2007 MUSKOKA BUSINESS, NOVEMBER 2007 — Page 9 Book Your Christmas Book Your Christmas Celebrate the Holidays with Fusion Japanese Steakhouse Book your Christmas function NOW! Family ~ Friends ~ Corporate Seating for up to 200 NEW YEARS EVE Extravaganza Fabulous Dinner Menu ~ Includes Champagne ~ Karaoke & Party Favours For reservations call 705-646-9500or 646-9450 295 Wellington St., Bracebridge $ 50p.p general seating* Award winning new business of the year Hibachi Table $ 75p.p* Tax and gratuities extra 118 Medora St., Port Carling Book now for your family, friends or corporate Christmas party. Offering a variety of savory, sweet and unique seasonal crepes to tempt any palate during this coming festive season. Open 7 days, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Including dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 8 p.m. CALL NOW 705-765-5878 Ella’s Place LICENCED CASUAL FAMILY EATERY Thinking of having a Christmas Party Think of Ella’s Place Whether its family, friends or corporate Let us do the work while you enjoy this festive season 81 JOSEPH STREET, PORT CARLING (ACROSS FROM THE POST OFFICE) call now 765-5584 OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK (Currently closed Wednesdays) Watch for our weekend dinners, starting soon! For memorable office parties, pick your package or let us customize your company celebration with live shows, a band and dancing. Get the party started at Deerhurst and end your year on a high note! HOLIDAY PARTY PACKAGES From $45.95* person *Some conditions apply. Tax and gratuity extra. BOOK YOUR PARTY NOW CALL 789-6411 deerhurstresort.com/muskokaholiday_parties I T ’ S MERRIER AT DEERHURST Welcome to our Cottage! HWY # 11 HWY # 60 King William St. Main Street John St. *Not To Scale [ [ Muskoka River ... Our Winter Hours ... Friday Lunch to Sunday Brunch Friday & Saturday – 1 1 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (closed Mon. to Thurs.) (By the Main Street Bridge) in Downtown Huntsville 705.789.6842 www .huntsvillecottage.com Book your Christmas Party now! & New Year’s Parties! & New Year’s Parties! Muskoka’s restaurants and resorts are ready to help you make the most of your holiday party: book now! B reak out the holly, mistletoe, turkey and eggnog. Or better yet, let someone else do it for you. The holidays are just around the corner, and Muskoka resorts, restaurants and caterers are gearing up to provide your staff with your company’s best Christmas party ever. The company Christmas party is something of a necessity for both small and large businesses, as it gives employers the opportunity to provide employees with a special reward for their long hours throughout the year. Christmas parties also act as great social events for staff,allowing them to unwind on a personal level with co-workers, bosses and employees. Over the working year, staff of any company — big or small — are bound to accumulate a good deal of stress, and a Christmas party is an enjoyable way of letting people unwind together, getting to know one another on a more personal level, and in the end, strengthening relationships that matter so much in your business’ success. Along with all the benefits of office Christmas parties come some weighty questions, however.Where should you hold the event? Do you invite families of your staff? When is it possible to actually hold the party? Most importantly, how do you plan the party so it functions as a positive social event, rather than an opportunity for drunkenness and debauchery? Effective planning is key to holding a successful party, because, as we all know, volumes could be written about Christmas parties gone bad where certain individuals consume far too much in the way of holiday cheer and inadvertently provide water-cooler gossip for months to come. The first step in planning your Christmas party is deciding on location. While most people prefer to assemble at a restaurant or resort, others may want to hold the party on their work premises. If you are holding a party right in your place of business, you will have to carefully plan the date and time so it does not conflict with any normal business operations. Further, you will have to ensure that you have adequate — and appropriate — space to celebrate. Whatever your needs for a Christmas party this season, Muskoka’s restaurants and resorts are anxiously awaiting you and your staff,friends and family.Make the Christmas party of 2007 a special one, one that will be remembered for a long time to come.