Have you been trying to find easy ways to support your friends who own small businesses? We will help you with a few ideas on how to support your friends who own small businesses, just keep reading!
Now, you may be wondering how to support your friends when they’re running their own businesses.
In this article, we’ll share some helpful tips on how to support your friends. Support comes in many forms – helping manage their finances, offering advice, helping with marketing, or just simply offering positivity to keep them motivated. We’ve listed a few easy steps below to help your friends who own small businesses.
Simple Ways to Support your Business Owner Friends
It’s always amazing when you can support Your Friends Who Own Small Businesses. They often will pour their heart and soul into their business. And because of this, it’s wonderful when you can support them.
Start by asking them what kind of help they need
If your friend is new to running a small business, they may need all kinds of help. Before jumping in and providing suggestions, ask them what they need. Chances are, they may just need to chat through some business ideas or they may need a coffee break. Things that are as simple as finding out a good website provider are things that you can easily handle for them. Ask them what kind of help would make them feel better. They might say that they need help with marketing, more money, more customers, or more employees.
If you want to be supportive of your friend who owns a small business, do not be afraid to reach out or check-in.
Let Them Know That You Care.
By reaching out or checking in, it’s a great way to let them know that you care. It’s easy to get busy and forget that your friend owns his/her own small business. While they might not tell you every day, it’s likely they do care about what you think. If you notice that your friend is struggling with their small business, ask them how they are doing. Offer to help with any tasks that need to be done. Remind them that you are a part of their support system and that you are proud of them.
Additionally, letting them know you care, it’s a great way to build your friendship, help them build their business, and provide positive motivation.
Don’t Be Afraid to Ask Questions.
When you’re trying to help a friend who owns a business, there’s always going to be some level of uncertainty involved. You want to be sure you’re doing everything possible to support them, but you also don’t want to step on her toes. Ask about things like their end goals for their business, their quarterly goals, and what they think they can do better in their business. It’s not a bad idea to ask if they’ve checked out their competitors and found ways to differentiate themselves. If your friend is not keen on you asking questions, do not take offense to this. Running a small business is lots of work – there are long hours, stress, and lots of pressure.
Offer to Lend a Hand in Getting Their Brand Name Out There on Social Media
One of the easiest and simplest things you can do for a friend who owns a small business is to send them customers, mention their brand/services on your social media, and help them with marketing. So much marketing can be done through word of mouth. If your friend creates jewelry, buy a few pairs of her earrings, make a cute post online, and mention their brand and where people can buy them.
Be Honest with Them
If you want to help your friend who owns a small business, be honest with them. While this may be tough, don’t tell them what they want to hear all the time. They need to know that you’re there for them and that you’re willing to listen to their problems and offer solutions.
Buy Their Products (if they sell products)
If your friend has a business where they are buying or selling goods, buy some! How special is it that you can be their first customer? Support your friend by buying from them instead of asking for things for free. This will help your friend grow their small business and build your friendship as well! If your friend wrote a book, buy 10 copies of it. All in all, there are many ways to support your friend’s small business.
Offer to do Free Work
If you’re skilled in an area that they need help with, offer to do it for free! If you’re great with graphic design, website design, or you are just crafty – offer to provide your services at no cost! This is a fun activity that you can do with your friend and you’ll feel great that you’re helping them out. If they ship products, offer to help with the packaging. If they need to create a menu of their services, jump in and put your creative hat on!
Facts That Will Encourage You to Help Your Friends
We didn’t feel right only providing a list of fun and simple ways to support your small business friends. So, we also wanted to provide some information that will show you how important your support is!
- Small Businesses create 1.5 Million Jobs Annually
- 20% of Small Businesses fail within the 1st year and more than 1/2 of Small Businesses are out of business in 5 years
- 64% of Small Businesses use Social Media to promote their products and attract customers
Facts were gathered from Oberlo
Now That you have a List of Ideas, What are you Waiting for?
We’d love to hear about any other ideas you have or ways that you’ve supported your small business friends. Feel free to drop your ideas in the comments section below.
As Always, Thanks for stopping by Tru&Well!
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xx,
T&W
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