We're calling all business professionals to join us on the front lines to serve.
While the COVID-19 pandemic poses an immediate threat to our health, it has the potential to decimate our small business community and impact our economy for many years to come. “Main Street” businesses in our local communities will be crippled and the capital-starved small businesses in our most resource-poor communities are facing the threat of extinction. Government relief efforts will not be enough to help many struggling business owners survive.
We are inviting companies to mobilize their team members in support of businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While medical professionals are on the front lines saving lives, business professionals must join together to save our small businesses and pave the way for economic recovery.
Volunteer Expectations
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Provide support as agreed
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Adhere to the timeline as discussed
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Track your hours spent using our online tracking form
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Join the team periodically for a virtual team progress update
Volunteers are NOT expected to do more than the work to which they committed, continue to work with the entrepreneur beyond the project period, or provide services for free or at a discounted rate beyond the project conclusion.
ALL WORK IS CONDUCTED REMOTELY VIA PHONE AND VIDEOCONFERENCING.
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Develop and implement a customer acquisition or retention strategy
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Implement a logistics system to facilitate delivery/e-commerce business
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Develop systems/processes that enable scale-up
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Create a marketing plan, sales literature or a press release
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Re-design website structure or revise website content
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Review and help develop sales, marketing or investor presentations
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Provide input on logo design, branding direction or elevator pitch
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Create a financial model with projections
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And more!
Examples of Ways to Contribute
Getting Started
Step 1
Say “YES” to joining us as a corporate volunteer partner and let us know what resources your company will provide.
Complete an Adopt-A-Business enrollment form >>
You set the amount of time and level of service that is right for your company, organization or agency.
Examples:
Service contribution - 20 hours of corporate legal services
Expertise contribution - John from accounting volunteers 10 hours of financial modeling assistance and Patricia from marketing volunteers to create a social media calendar
Resource contribution - Free use of space to work for 12 months for four (4) entrepreneurs
Step 2
Get team members involved!
While the commitment to support this movement is at the company level, your employees will use an online form to indicate the amount of time they will contribute individually. Whether they have two hours per month or two hours in total, their volunteer contribution will make a difference. We can even set up a customized page just for your team enrollment.
Step 3
Participating employees choose their projects.
Each volunteer chooses their project and event date, based on their individual skills and availability. Signing up takes
Small businesses need our help to survive.
Don't delay! Join the Adopt-A-Business program today.
Need more information? Request an Adopt-A-Business information package
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.
Together we can make a difference.