Ongoing Efforts for the Hospitality Industry During COVID-19
Our economy is going to be hit hard from the domino effects of the coronavirus global pandemic. As a point-of-sale company, our hearts really hurt for everyone in the hospitality and food service industries. For the owners who’ve had to close up shop and the employees who no longer have a paycheck.
A few days ago, St. Patrick’s Day, one of the biggest holidays for bars and restaurants, came and went without much celebrating resulting in many businesses missing out on a lot of green. It’s hard enough to thrive in this industry under normal circumstances, let alone during chaotic times as these. And it’s no fault of the businesses.
At VersiTech, we’re doing everything we can to proactively help our community here in the Portland area, and nationally. We’ve been sharing these initiatives through email and social media, and we thought it’d be helpful to compile all these resources in one place. Here are some of the ways we’re helping our hospitality industry community, along with some other awesome organizations that are stepping up.
Apply for financial aid
First off, if your business is being severely affected by the coronavirus, you can apply for financial assistance to ease the burden of revenue lost during this crisis. Click here to apply.
Sharing your updates
We know many of you are using social media to share updates with customers about new hours, take-out services, or simply that you’re still open. Tag @VersiTech in these types of posts and we’ll re-share that content with our followers to help get the word out.
Help for bartenders
The USBG National Charity Foundation is supporting our bar industry community by offering financial aid to bartenders. Click here to apply.
VersiEats is free for all our customers
We know that many businesses are relying on to-go and curbside service to stay afloat right now. To help you maximize your sales, we encourage you to take advantage of VersiEats, our online ordering platform. Whether you’re already using it or want to start now, it’ll be completely free for the foreseeable future. Our team will help you get set up and using it as quickly as possible.
We know each new day brings a fresh set of news updates and challenges. Check back here as we’ll continue adding resources as they become available. You can also follow us on Instagram to stay up-to-date with things we’re doing.