Running a small business is tough. Running it through a global pandemic? Brutal. So when war broke out in Ukraine, many of us felt the desire to help but froze, unsure how to support without draining our already thin margins. Yet helping doesn’t have to mean writing a big check or draining your own resources. There are clever ways for entrepreneurs to make an impact.
The first wave of donations came from national brands and venture capital arms of larger corporations (above a network we admire called SKALA comes this helpful concept). That’s not you or me. But smaller businesses can still do their part by helping solve specific problems or deployment challenges. Need inspiration? Here are three angles worth exploring.
The Talent Pipeline>
You know what’s tricky? Hiring right now with record low unemployment in some sectors. You’re probably looking at Ukrainian refugees displaced by the war as people you can help and as potential employees desperately looking for work, too – don’t discount those choices.
Migrants need housing, transportation and childcare in addition to jobs; if your business has anyone whose job centers around these things — such as HR professionals who manage onboarding logistics — they might explore partnerships with temples churches mosques synagogues shelters that hold space for those fleeing from danger world events action groups duty religious establishments library networks local government social workers non-profits other third parties human resource management firms legal employers agencies other organizations addressing refugee welcome services especially following major population movements due domestic unrest mass casual life event economic collapse immigrant intake cycles natural disaster influx victims every strata.
The Cost-Cutting Edge>
You can’t donate cash you don’t have.
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