As the economy staggers during its recovery, it's a great time to consider the value of keeping your dollars as close to home as possible. Companies that can choose to buy goods and services locally have an opportunity to enhance their business as well as improve the quality of their employee's lives.
Obviously, every dollar spent in the local economy keeps someone employed locally. If that person lives locally, that's one less car in commute traffic, less fuel burned, and one less exhaust pipe choking the air. When that dollar gets added to a local business' purchases with other local businesses, the effect compounds in a way that improves everyone's lives, and builds thriving communities despite what winds may blow in the larger economy.
Being locally owned and operated, Bolt Staffing offers you a way to leverage the multiplier effect of doing business locally. Not only do you have access to the best local talent, the dollars spent with us stay in our local economy rather than straying to New York or even farther from home. By doing business with Bolt Staffing, you are providing jobs to local residents, you support civic and community serving organizations and you improve the environment.
Bolt also has an established record of contributing to our communities. Here is how a dollar spent with Bolt Staffing supports the communities we serve:
1. Our staff serve in leadership roles in the following organizations:
o Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
o City of Sonoma
o North Bay Division of the League of California Cities
o Sutter Solano Charitable Foundation
2. Our staff tirelessly volunteers as:
o Little League and soccer coaches
o Career advisor to Sonoma State University graduates
o High School grad night cleanup crew
o Host family for foreign exchange students
o Numerous church and school fundraisers
3. Bolt Staffing Service, Inc. donates to the following community groups
o City of Fairfield Fun on the Run program
o Hogan High School sports program
o Sonoma High School grad night
o New Horizons Career Development Center in Rodeo
o Valley of the Moon Children's Foundation
o Great Valley Center
o Sonoma State University Green Music Center
As Sacramento reels in response to its latest budget setbacks, cities, counties and school districts are bracing for more reductions in funding that will obviously impact services. Each time we place a former commuter closer to home he or she also finds as much as 1 ½ to 2 workdays worth of free time each week added to their lives that is no longer wasted in traffic. That translates to more time available for talented people to invest in their own communities. That time and talent can go a long way to fill in the gaps left by budget deficits. If they are able to earn a comparable income, it also means more money to contribute locally that formerly went into fuel tanks, maintenance and replacing worn out cars.
Are you looking for ways to help your community while you build your business? The next time you have a job order to fill, consider the long list of benefits of doing business locally. Whether it's by creating a job close to home, fostering community involvement, or improving the environment, Bolt staffing is committed to the long-term health of the Bay Area. As your community thrives the chances are your business will too. |
