Local Biz - Community Involvement

So what separates local small business with mass marketed national companies?  Community Involvement.  I look around Wayne County and see many local small businesses’s offering sponsorship, volunteer time and pure hands on interaction with their local customers. 

Sponsorship: The next time you attend a school or community event - pay attention to the sponsorships.   Sometimes you will see a national company - but more than likely those little logos come from local small business. 

Volunteer Time:  Take a look at all the work that goes on with local non-profits.  The volunteers sitting on those boards are all local guys - many small business owners.  They give their time and in some cases allow their employees to volunteer for efforts as well.  

Hands on: VanVleet Insurance Agency is holding a customer appreciation day to thank their customers.  And they are not just handing out free coffee or magnets - they are washing their customers cars.  Great idea and great for the customer too.