5 WAYS TO LOVE A LOCAL BUSINESS
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SHOP THE SITE
Andersonville businesses are accessible through their fantastic websites and sell their products online. They work hard on maintaining these sites year round. Now is a great time to discover what’s available from the comfort of your couch.
ORDER DIRECT
Many of Andersonville’s local restaurants and cafes are able to deliver food straight to your home, or will allow you to order food for pick-up curbside with the ease of an app or a quick phone call. Make sure to check in with the restaurant on their delivery service of choice, and visit andersonville.org/updates for who’s providing which services.
LOVE. LIKE. SHARE.
What do you love about Andersonville? Now is the time to show these businesses some love in your social media feeds. Tag the business, tag us, and tag a friend who should check it out in the future. Also, don’t just follow your favorite businesses on social; like their posts and leave a comment too. All of this will help to boost a businesses’ visibility.
USE YOUR VOICE
Now is a great time to catch up on reviewing your favorite shop, eatery, healthcare provider, or service business. Your positive reviews on Google, Yelp and Facebook will start building positive momentum for the months to come.
ANDERSONVILLE IS ACTIVE. ADAPTING. ALWAYS.
As the news changes each day, our businesses are making the difficult choices on how to adapt and continue operating in new capacities. We cannot stress enough; Andersonville is still open and active in many online and digital ways, and purchasing a gift card directly from your favorite businesses, or following any of our other tips, directly supports them during this difficult time. In May 2 02 0, t he Ande rson vi l l e Ch a m be r of Com m e rc e la u n c h e d t h e Al wa y s A ndersonville: Small B us ine s s M a d e c a m pa i gn , o n c e a g a in re it e r a t in g messages o f suppo rt for t h e l oc a l bu si n e ss c om m u n it y a n d h ig h lig h t in g s t o r ie s of re silience in o ur ow n ba c k ya rd. Th e A n de rson vi l le C h a m b e r m a d e s a f e t y a p ri orit y for visit o rs bra ve e n ou gh t o c om e ou t w h e n b u s in e s s e s w e re f in a lly al l owed t o reopen, in c l u di n g c h a l k i n g t h e e n t i re S p e c ia l Se r v ic e Are a ( SSA # 2 2 ) w i th # 6FT SAFE so ci a l di st a n c i n g si de w a l k m a rk e rs f o r u s e w h e n q u e u in g f o r cu rb side pickup. The c a m pa i gn c on t i n u e d t h rou gho u t t h e re m a in d e r o f 2 0 2 0 . 16
E n t e r t h e t entativ e, b ut ho p eful p ro m is e o f 2 0 2 1 . T he v accine is here and s lo wly, C h ic a g o a n s are s tar ting to s ee lig ht at the e n d o f t h is tunnel. But, we aren’t o ut o f the w o o d s y e t . I f y o u’v e p icked up this Guid e at a lo c a l re t a iler, res taur ant, health & wellnes s o ff ic e o r s e r v ice p ro v id er, we thank y o u fo r y o u r c o n t in ued p atro nag e. I f y o u receiv ed y o ur c o p y in t h e m ail, we as k that y o u co ntinue to s u p p o r t o u r A nd er s o nv ille b us ines s es o nline a n d w it h c ur b s id e p ickup . We kno w the future is u n c e r t a in, b ut with y o ur co m m itm ent to this n e ig h b o r h o o d , t h ere i s h o pe.
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