thread Re: Growing in and with the local community in Payments Troubleshooting

Growing in and with the local community

SavageSour — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:19:55 GMT

Hey all. We are new to Square, new to entrepeneurship and all that entails....

We would like to use Savage not only as our own growth engine but also as a way to give back to the local community and the #maker community at large. How do you other folks find the balance?

Re: Growing in and with the local community

Michael_L — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 21:44:30 GMT

I think it was Zig Ziglar who said, you can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.

Engaging in a community has to be about more than just your business - it has to be a genuine offer to help someone else. There's a lot of opportunity to help people out there, so find something that's nearby and feels like a good fit for you. Share what you do together: "Look what we achieved by helping each other" rather than saying "Look I went and helped". Too much focus on you or your brand looks insincere... and maybe it is.

The other thing is to make it a habit; don't just do one good thing once and drop the connection. Like everything else with business, small consistent gains make a much bigger difference than short, quick efforts. Doing a small event / chat / meeting once a month will have a greater impact than a large event that only happens once. Do both if you have the time and budget!

Re: Growing in and with the local community

SavageSour — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 22:35:54 GMT

@Michael_L your insights are appreciated!

We want to help for helping sake, just not at the expense of the business. Sounds like helping as a business is pretty much the same as helping as individuals 🙂 which makes it a lot easier!! Thanks!