Year Business Anniversary

20 Year Business Anniversary<br /><br />In August, my company will mark 20 years in business. This is a big deal, but there are no plans for a formal celebration or anything. were super busy, and I doubt many people even realize its coming up.<br /><br />I want to give the company president something to mark the occasion, but I have zero experience in this area. It should be business related, not personal. We chip in and give him dinners, golf trips, theater tickets etc. on Boss Day and his birthday.<br /><br />I found brass paperweights shaped like stars, but those are employee motivation gifts for star performers. Also, there isnt room for a logo and the dates to mark the anniversary.<br /><br />This was more like it, but still sort of small.<br /><br />Background were a food manufacturer. I thought about giving him something in the shape of one of our products. but hes got a lot of novelty gifts like that. I want something substantial and. classy.<br /><br />As the company has grown, weve had 3 different logos. It might be too complicated, but a design displaying all 3 would really be special.<br /><br />Also, one other thing I noticed. A lot of those promotional sites do logo engraving but they require a 12 item minimum order, or whatever.<br /><br />Im open to spending up to $200, but I dont need multiple commemorative paperweights!<br /><br />Im probably over stressing, but this is important to me. Ive been with the company for 17 years. When they hired me, I was a kid who didnt have the money for next months rent. I literally had no where else to go.<br /><br />Our boss has taken this company from a struggling start up to an international success, from 20 employees to 225+. I really want to give him something to recognize that. Any advice / experience / ideas would be greatly appreciated.<br /><br />PS the links didnt show up in Preview, so just in case:<br /><br />posted by GuffProof to Work Money 14 answers total<br /><br />I think a nice desk or wall clock with an engraved face would be a fitting gift to commemorate an anniversary.<br /><br />Its also useful, whereas too many executive gifts are just wood/felt/brass space takers.<br /><br />posted by OilPull at 8:34 AM on April 28, 2009<br /><br />FWIW, I find those promotional tombstones to be very cheesy. You can find a classic gift at a high end jewelry store and they can engrave it. They probably wont be able to do the logo/s though and thats not necessarily a drawback. Some will go to the company archives, some can be placed in lobby spaces, etc. Make the presidents copy special by getting all of the current employees to sign it.<br /><br />posted by carmicha at 8:42 AM on April 28, 2009<br /><br />I agree about the tombstones. A lot of custom engraving sites have marble items that can be personalized, but they immediately reminded me of a grave stone.<br /><br />The president had a death in the family not long ago, so Im staying away from that!<br /><br />posted by GuffProof at 8:43 AM on April 28, 2009<br /><br />um. product packaging copy<br /><br />posted by carmicha at 8:44 AM on April 28, 2009<br /><br />Nambe can do the engraving on a single piece. While they do have the , I have seen the engraved numerous times and it looks very sharp. I have seen wedding invitations as well as engravings with images in them done on that platter. I bet it would hold your three logos nicely. It can be displayed with a simple plate stand. The nice thing with Nambe is that your boss will never have to polish tarnish off of it unlike a silver piece.