Change One Employee’s Life

A little help goes a long way.

I heard a story about a Chick-fil-A franchise owner in Georgia that pooled money from the entire team and bought one of his employees a new minivan. She is a single mom who was taking a taxi to work every day. He asked if she was having car trouble and learned that she didn’t have a car at all. The team all pitched in, which was full of heart, but that alone wouldn’t buy an entire new car…

The business is what carried most of that financial burden.

The owner had been responsible with the financial health of the business along with his own personal finances.

This margin put him in the position to bless that woman in a huge way at just the right time.⁵

Whether you are investing your time as a board member or investing your money through sponsorships and charitable giving, the local community is relying on your business to continue to be healthy.

If you have a generous heart, as many community business owners do, then it is your responsibility to make sure that your business is financially healthy and profitable so that you are always ready and able to be generous when the opportunity arises.

The same goes for your time.

If you have a service business that does pro bono work, then your duty is to make sure you have margin in your billable hours. If your schedule is booked solid, then you couldn’t donate your time even if you wanted to.

Community matters. It is well worth the investment.

This is from Profit Hiker: 11 Trails to gain lasting elevation in your business. Find the book right here and the program over there.