When looking around the Flagler County region, the first thing you will notice is how small businesses are thriving. From local restaurants to local artists and everything in between, locals and tourists alike enjoy the business variety and richness of the area. There are many organizations which help small business; BNI, Boss Ladies, and Cornerstone Business Center.
BNI is an international business networking organization designed to help small businesses in their local chapters to not only share knowledge with each other, but also friendship. BNI helps small business network with other local professionals. Friendship, referrals, and knowledge are shared with likeminded small business owners. The knowledge shared between businesses has helped their members succeed. It is evident when you look around Flagler County at how many thriving and successful businesses there are.
Cornerstone Center, located in Bunnell, Florida, is different than the local business networking groups. Cornerstone Center is also a local small business of Flagler County and not a networking organization. Networking does happen through classes and visits to the center on a more organic level. Cornerstone Center members are not only friends in business, but in life. Cornerstone Center helps local businesses by creating and providing the business tool a small business needs to succeed.
Cornerstone Center creates and offers business tool that help small business succeed in the Flagler County region. These tools include business registration, graphics, websites, branding, CRM and contact organization, placemat advertising, articles, social media, digital business cards and organic traffic.
When looking to start a new business, it is important to know how you want to register your business – LLC, Sole proprietorship, or incorporated. Cornerstone Center meets one on one with a potential business owner and helps them sift through the legal and tax jargon to help them decide how to register their business and files the paperwork appropriate paperwork.
Registering a dot is imperative to gaining a web presence. Once registered, Cornerstone Center helps their clients fortify their web presence via a website. Graphic design generally accompanies this service. Logo design and graphic design work together to create a brand for the new company. Creating business cards with the new branding is a fast way to get the new small business noticed. Branding helps potential customers recognize the business and they usually choose them over the business’ competitors. Cornerstone Center utilizes multiple fronts for branding a new business. Not only are the websites and business cards effective, but also social media platforms and local placemat advertisement.
CRM and contact organization prove indispensable for new small businesses. Cornerstone Center not only provides the tools to get new contacts, from funnel pages and forms, but also incorporates their Tapm8 digital business card designed to add contacts directly into their CRM account. This makes it easy to follow up on leads or sent out emails for new products, coupons and exciting events.
Articles help to not only establish a new business but also generate organic traffic. Highlighting a new business with an article works similar to reviews. Not only will a potential customer learn about the new business, but also see exactly what products and services are offered.
Cornerstone Center created the Tapm8 digital business card. Tapm8 puts you in a potential client’s phone directly. Not only will your business benefit from this but creates a memorable experience that will expand your business potential. Tapm8 also offers a direct way for a potential contact to get directly into your contact list creating lead generation for easy lead follow-up. Social media icons make it easy to share your social media with a potential client.
Another product Cornerstone Center created is The Business Builder package. This package is great for businesses looking to boost their existing business or for new businesses looking to get on the map. This package includes the Tapm8 digital business card, 500 business cards, simple text logo design, a one-page web design, a nametag and two QR codes.
Cornerstone Center is dedicated to helping local Flagler County small business succeed. Visit us today and see how we can help you!
