In a time where large companies and businesses have significant control over the market across a wide range of sectors, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult and at the same time more important for small and local businesses to stick together. In a world of convenience at a time of a cost-of-living crisis, it’s never been more important to build rapport with local businesses and create a sense of community.
Here at Khalid’s Kakes we team up with a variety of entrepreneurs and businesses and encourage our neighbours to do so also. One local business that was happy to work locally within the community alongside all their normal work was NK Gas.
NK Gas Service and Repairs was based in Birmingham and then expanded to West Midlands where they specialise in domestic gas services such as cooker installations, boiler repairs, boiler services and all general gas engineering.
We have worked with this company for over 10 years for all our gas engineering needs. To show our appreciation we’ve made a few realistic cakes for a few of their commercial milestones.
While creating realistic cakes and general celebration cakes for a variety of occasions with and for the local community, we’ve understood the importance local business collaborations and how it has a positive ripple effect on the wider community. They create job opportunities, stimulate economic growth, and contribute to the overall prosperity of the area. By supporting local businesses, consumers can help preserve the unique character of their neighbourhoods and ensure a vibrant and thriving local economy for generations to come.
In such communities, we have found that the locals prefer that bespoke and personal touch and like to get to know and be invested in the business that they use as many larger companies seem to be quite distant from their clients and the needs of the local people.
So to conclude, if you’re looking for a local business to provide you with a bespoke service such as a custom cake or just to speak to someone personally about a boiler issue instead of sitting in long queues to be answered by a robot then local is definitely the way forward.