Six weeks ago our world started to shift into a new economic landscape. Today, we can hardly believe how much has changed. We went from a robust economy to one where one in six people are unemployed. Small businesses are shuttered and many are barely staying afloat with skeleton crews and cutting expenses. Restaurants and bars are working feverishly to provide take out for customers, but sadly many will not make it.
At Liquid Screen Design, many of our customers are small businesses and non-profits. As we look around at this new reality, we can see our friends worrying about their futures. In our staff meeting last week we were all asking…
“How can we help build community for our customers who are much more like friends? What can we do to help in this time of extreme need?”
Two years ago, on a whim, one of our school customers asked us if we could provide a solution to the school’s spiritwear issues. We dove in and developed a platform for an easy online solution for schools, summer camps, businesses and non-profits. It is easy to offer spiritwear at no cost to the organization. Plus, we take care of the packing and shipping of everything! That first store has turned into several hundred online stores we offered in 2019. Because of this, when the question came up of what could we do to help our friends, the answer became quickly apparent. Offer a “Save Small Business with Swag” store and raise money by selling shirts, with the proceeds going directly to help small businesses.
As of this post, there is no quick fix for this virus or the economy. No magic pill to save us all and go back to normal. What we need now is community standing together to support our local places we love and miss! Be a small business hero, head to http://www.liquidscreendesign.com/save-small-business-store-page, buy a t-shirt (or two), wear it proudly, and help save local small businesses!
