Spend on Local Now - Competition
We all know businesses are doing it tough at the moment, so Venture Taranaki have been working with our partners at Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, NPDC, Stratford District Council, South Taranaki District Council and Mediaworks to bring some support and stimulus to the economy.
To get things underway, next week we’re launching our Go Local, spend on local now campaign.
It’s called SOS Go Local, and the idea is to help businesses get through a challenging time by encouraging people to buy vouchers that they can redeem later.
You might have heard of the SOS scheme from a couple of years ago. It did great things helping hospitality businesses survive through lockdown, and now it’s expanded to include businesses across all sectors. Already, there’s a diverse range of more than 130 Taranaki businesses on there today.
Over the next three months, we’re giving away $20,000 in prizes to customers who use SOS to purchase vouchers for local Taranaki businesses.
This is a win-win for customers and businesses. We know people want to support local at the moment, but some are hesitant to get out and about. This is a great way to drive cash flow for business now, while allowing customers to redeem vouchers later.
Businesses can benefit twice:
- First, by encouraging customers to buy vouchers from you online, even if they’re isolating or staying at home.
- Second, by allowing shoppers who win vouchers to spend them back in store with you.
What do you need to do?
To benefit from this initiative, your business needs to be listed on the SOS Business platform. It’s free and easy to register- it only takes a couple of minutes.
Once you’re listed, people can buy vouchers to redeem at any time. You get 100% of the proceeds - there are no fees involved.
- Go to sosbusiness.nz and click ‘Register’ from the top menu
- Follow the prompts and set up a user account
- Once you have an account, follow the prompts to add your business
- Fill in your business details and submit
- Your business will be listed and online in just a few minutes
Giveaways start next week Monday 28 March. We’re giving away five $150 vouchers every week, and one $3,000 voucher a month.
Every time someone buys a voucher of $30 or more, they go in the draw. Feel free to tell your customers and networks about this too!
Don’t miss out, sign your business up today.