The week of April 29th through May 5th is National Small Business week. Small businesses give back in more ways than one, and because we’re in a
community built on small businesses, we’d like to highlight some ways small
businesses give back to the community.
- Community Identity: Take the time to walk downtown and you’ll see all the small businesses
that are unique, whether it’s McHenry, Richmond or Johnsburg. From coffee shops
and restaurants, to the unique and varied shops that bring you to the area,
these small businesses help create our local identity and builds community.
- Community Involvement: Small business owners are an integral part of the community and they tend
to be cognizant of how their decisions will impact their neighbors. With this
in mind, local business owners are usually involved in the community. They may
sponsor a local little league team, donate to a homeless shelter, join the
chamber of commerce, participate in community charity events, or donate to
local non-profit organization. McHenry Savings Bank has a long-standing history
of supporting many organization that serve the community.
- Community Health: Local business owners are more likely to build personal relationships with
their customers. Many small business owners form casual relationships with one
another, and can create groups such as a merchant’s associated or one-on-one
counseling or mentoring relationships. These relationships leverage the
expertise of the participants to contribute to the business community’s
long-term success. Networking is a real thing. If one business doesn’t have what
you’re looking for, they may know someone who does.
- Local Jobs: Small
businesses create jobs and most of them are local. Rather than having employees
commute from another city, they have the benefit of working closer to home.
Having these small local businesses also help keep everything local. For
example, employees from one small business can go grab lunch at another small
shop, and vice versa. This keeps money local and further creates a tight-knit
community with stronger economic growth. Instead of the profits going to CEOs
in a different state, your money goes towards paying for the neighbor kid’s
sports equipment or dance lessons.
- Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship fuels America’s economic innovation and prosperity, and shows that the business owner is taking control of his or her future. This inspires others who have the same dream of opening a small business.
McHenry Savings Bank is committed to our customers and our community, which
is why we’re here to help you with all of your personal and commercial banking
needs. Visit our website to learn more about the services we offer at each of our community
branches.
