This chapter deals with the social aspect of running a business, where letters are written for special occasions. They are not directly concerned with a business, but they are important. A social letter lets the recipient know that he or she is valued and appreciated. Such letters do wonders toward improving and maintaining good relationships between employers and employees as well as between business contacts.
Some of the categories dealt with are:
- Acknowledgement
- Anniversary
- Announcement
- Apology
- Appreciation
- Birth
- Birthday
- Compliment
- Congratulations
- Death
- Illness
- Invitation
- Marriage
- Promotion
- Speech
- Thank you
- Welcoming
Sample letters for many types of occasions are given. Social letters should be written and sent promptly. They should be brief and to the point, always sincere.
- Acknowledgement of contribution
- Grant request
- Refusal of a request
- Invitation to speak
- Complimenting a speaker
- Appreciation
- Acknowledgement
- Formal invitation 1
- Accepting Invitation
- Declining invitation
- Informal invitation
- Birthday wishes
- Congratulations on winning a competition
- Congratulations on receiving an award
- Official anniversary
- Congratulations on birth of a child
- Congratulations on wedding
- Congratulations on wedding anniversary
- Announcing a promotion
- Congratulations on a promotion
- To an employee, ill in hospital
- To an employee, temporarily incapacitated by accident
- Reply to letter of sympathy
- Announcing the death of an employee
- To an employee, on death of a family member
- Reply to letter of condolences
- Thanking someone for hospitality
- Thanking someone for favour
- Thanking someone for help
- Welcome a new employee
- Asking guest to give speech at dinner
- Agreeing to give speech
- Declining request to give speech
- Thanking guest for speech
- Complimenting employees for job well done
- Apologizing for cancelled event
- Apologizing for absence
- Encouragement to employees
- Holiday Greetings
- Death of a longtime business friend
- Death of a colleague’s spouse
- Belated condolence
- Get well – serious illness
- Get well – accident
- To spouse of accident victim
- To employee – volunteer award
- To business associate – outstanding community service
- Small business award
- Professional favour
- Gift
- Professional club membership
- Unseemly conduct
- Missed appointment
- Letter with short personal greeting
- Letter explaining delayed reply
- Letter welcoming a visitor from abroad
- Apology for poor service
- Apology for cancelling an appointment
- Letter of thanks for a first order
- Letter of thanks for a large order
- Letter of thanks for prompt settlement of accounts
- Letter of thanks for a service performed
- Letter of thanks for information received
- Formal letter of congratulations on the award of a public honor
- Informal letter of congratulation on the award of a public honor
- Formal letter of congratulation on a promotion
- Letter of thanks for prompt execution of an order
- Letter of condolence on the death of an employee
- Letter of condolence to a buyer
- Letter of sympathy to a business friend on his close down business
- Letter regretting price increase
- Letter of thanks for first order