Being "Of Service" Has Always Been Our Thing
It’s hard to believe we have anything to share at all. Every word written after this sentence – we know – could be written by you, our clients, or any small business.
We can’t hang out in the park together, or walk down the street and sit in our local coffee shop. That impacts both you and the coffee shop. We are watching our companies closed or institutions being taxed, and again the impact goes both ways. We are equally experiencing overload in our own homes as we are tasked with working, teaching our children, and finding spaces to relax.
We are being tested every single day, in so many ways, and one thing we know for sure is tests make us stronger. We don’t like tests, but they do make us stronger.
Like most of you, Visual Thrive sent our staff home to work remotely until further notice. But we knew we had to remain engaged as we began to serve our clients in ways we had never served them before. We created a ton of content and wrote communications for them, and supported their new way of operating as a partner, in the best way we knew how.
And we listened. We are all holding hands and tiptoeing into a new world. We need to figure out how we not only weather this strange new world, but find our way out of it successfully. Again, it’s both sides of the same coin: staying in business and staying sane.
Being of service to our clients, and other businesses meant answering some questions. What do our businesses need? What can we do? How can we keep employees engaged (and paid)? How do we reroute our neighbors from Amazon, and let them know what’s open in their neighborhood? The result:
RIthrives.com. A searchable community for RI businesses that are offering delivery, take-out, curbside pick-up, online ordering, professional services or online classes. Please share it.
RI Thrives is also a FaceBook group businesses can network, ask questions, and most importantly, share success stories! Please share it.
Visual Thrive has been asked to join Rhode Island Lt. Governor Dan McKee’s team focused on supporting and shepherding businesses with their #GiftItForward program. We are excited to share our knowledge, and partner with other like-minded businesses.
RI Thrives Supports Local Small Businesses And The Community
This effort is growing and will begin to include government resources for business, and the development of a longer-term strategy and a voice for RI small businesses.
Maintaining an “abundance mindset” is a way we can continue to help each other stay the course. Visual Thrive will continue to operate and align with this quintessential value: “There will always be enough.” And we intend to support each other stay in this lane.
We know this isn’t always easy! Visual Thrive looks forward to watching the creativity and inspiration that is birthed in the season of Covid-19. We wish you all an abundant and healthy season.
