Helping local business adapt to COVID-19

How has YOUR business adapted its trading during COVID-19?

Trading conditions for small businesses across the world are greatly impacted by the novel Corona virus.

Self-isolation and trading restriction measures have seen a great reduction in foot-traffic and spending.

Through the use of readily available technology, helpyourlocal.com aims to alleviate the strain and uncertainty these restrictions are causing.

helpyourlocal.com’s approach is twofold;

• Act as a one-stop shop community resource for information on who is trading and how
• Act as a simplified e-commerce platform to generate orders and sales investment for small business

helpyourlocal.com’s requirements of small businesses are minimal. A business needs to;

• Provide some minimal business details
  
• Specify how it is operating
  
• Own a mobile phone with SMS text or WhatsApp capabilities for real-time orders
• Be willing to answer enquiries and fulfil orders for real-time enquires
  
• Put the provided poster with url and QR code in its shop window
• Notify its social media following of its profile on helpyourlocal.com

In a time of strained budgets, helpyourlocal.com requires $0 investment from small businesses. Ideally its nominal upkeep costs are borne through sponsorship by larger entities operating in the local community, such as (larger businesses, banks, real estate) and/or trade organisations.

Sponsorship is rewarded by prominent placement of the sponsor’s name and logo on the home page, as well as on every – mandatory - poster in each participant’s shop window.

Local sponsor-initiated advertising of the community’s helpyourlocal.com profile (for example in local publications or billboards) further lends a opportunity to advertise the initiative and its local sponsor.