Seasonal nature of work

Do any other companies have a problem with fluctuations in workflow? We have a major catalogue project which begins in March each year then gathers momentum leading up to early December. It is difficult to plan staffing around this as other times of year can be quiet on the print side and we need different resources. I wonder whether there might be a way of sharing staff members between two or three companies or perhaps creating a pool of people who would be willing to move from company to company?

If anyone has ideas on this I'd love to hear from you. We have a part time post advertised on our website at the moment but it has been difficult to fill in the past so I anticipate similar problems this year. Many thanks. Elaine Nester, Alpha Design and Marketing 01743 236631