It is indeed a turbulent time for all of us, as we are all shifting gears and watching shut-downs and taking our precautions to maintain optimum health. The impacts of this can affect us all in business for months to come. Hopefully, we can limit how much we are all impacted. For the sake of our communities and local businesses, we want to share a few ways that you can still stay involved in supporting our local economies.

RESTAURANTS:

Many restaurants are offering and encouraging patrons to come through and are stepping up in offering pick-up orders. Check-in with your favorite go-to’s and see how you can continue to support these businesses.

SERVICES:

Similar to Design5sixty4’s current setup, many tech, design/creative services, and print services can be done over the phone, email, zoom meetings, and remote/work from home. Keep your projects moving where you can.

GIFT CARDS:

You can also purchase gift cards at just about any establishment that you can use when all of this blows over. Online shopping is available for just about everything, even in your local community. Some of those face-time dependent businesses on the fringes that could benefit the most from gift card purchases that come to mind are massage therapists, photographers, artists, gyms and wellness studios (yoga, pilates, etc.). There’s plenty to list beyond these few, but you get the idea, we hope.

Also

BE KIND!

There are a lot of folks behind the check-out counters working hard to maintain clean spaces and get you out the door with your products—Thank them.

While we’re thanking people, be sure to thank your service members who are on the front-lines — medics especially. From what we can see, it’s an incredibly difficult time for them right now.

Don’t be a hoarder. Get what you need and make sure you’re leaving some items on the shelves for those who may be in dire need of things like medicines.

Do your due diligence before venturing out—if you are not feeling well, stay home. Follow the CDC and your state recommendations in self-care and social distancing.

As mentioned in a previous update, Design5sixty4 and our sister company VIVI Printing will be doing business during these times. We want to encourage our current clients and potential incoming to continue being active in our conversations and projects.