You’ve heard it said, “You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.” That’s true regarding business ethics, too. When it comes to your business philosophy, have you embraced philanthropy?
In tough economic times, it’s easy to decide that there just isn’t money to give away. The truth is, we have the money to do what we want to do with it, but when we’re not giving back to our community or supporting a cause that benefits the less fortunate, we’ve really just made a choice not to do so. I’d like to challenge you today to consider the benefits of giving to charity; the benefit to the community, and also the benefit to your business economy. Believe it or not, it’s tried and true. When you positively embrace giving a percent of your earnings to community outreach, your business irrationally prospers despite the so-called ‘loss!’ [Read more…] about Small Business Philanthropy