{"id":507218,"date":"2020-07-17T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/?post_type=story&#038;p=505815"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:02:13","slug":"bringing-support-to-small-business","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/bringing-support-to-small-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing support to small businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-bleed-banner undefined\"><div class=\"hero-bleed-mp-banner undefined no-overlay  is-image has-card \" 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story-title-tag\"><\/span><h1 class=\"title\">Bringing support to small businesses <\/h1><p class=\"description\"> Capgemini colleagues help local businesses adapt to COVID-19 <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"modal fade ytmodal\" id=\"videoModal6afceb32-dcfe-478b-8b9f-f273c6899deb\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"videoModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00d7<\/span><\/button><div class=\"modal-body\"><div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"\" id=\"video\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para undefined section section--intro\"><div class=\"intro-para\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/bringing-support-to-small-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-tw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/bringing-support-to-small-business\/&amp;text=Bringing support to small businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-tw\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/bringing-support-to-small-business\/&amp;text=Bringing support to small businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\">Operating a small business is an ambitious endeavor. It takes bravery to build your own future &#8211; and this bravery is what brings innovation and growth to our communities.<\/h2><p class=\"intro-para-content\">During the pandemic, however, some small business owners had to adapt and find new ways to operate during the crisis in order to stay afloat. At Capgemini we made the most of our talent to offer our support. Here, three colleagues talk about how they participated.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-innovator-s-response\">The Innovator&#8217;s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovatorsresponse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Innovator\u2019s Response<\/a>\u202foffers strategic guidance to small business owners, including how to leverage content, digital marketing, and social media to reach target audiences.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Tom Abraham, engagement manager at Fahrenheit 212, part of Capgemini Invent, explains:\u202f\u201cLiving in New York City, we saw firsthand how so many buildings were boarded up overnight; the big box stores, banks, even chain restaurants. But the small businesses \u2013 those struggling the most to stay afloat \u2013 tried to keep their doors open, as they had no option. We just felt that we had to do something to help them.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=500&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Tom-Abraham700x700-2.png\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><h4 class=\"titlewithoutLink\" data-maxlength=\"144\">Reaching out to small businesses<\/h4><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">\u201cWe spend our days doing consulting work for large companies, figuring out new solutions to the unique problems they have. But the small businesses that make our neighborhoods, like the bodega down the street or the barbershop, never have access to anything like a consulting agency. So, we decided to offer free strategy support &#8211; whether that\u2019s helping people figure out how to sell things online for the first time, or helping retail stores figure out a new business model to do curbside pickup or curbside takeout.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-right row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box  row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner\"><h3 class=\"titlewithoutLink\" data-maxlength=\"144\">The case of Barefoot Books<\/h3><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">The Innovator&#8217;s Response has since been helping small businesses like Barefoot Books, an independent children\u2019s publisher, to part from their traditional sales channels in order to leverage digital marketing and social media. \u201cThe world is bigger than our neighborhood, it\u2019s all of our neighborhoods that are affected, and we want to help keep all of our communities going during this time,&#8221; says Tom.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg?w=556&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-01_Nancy.jpg\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-keepsmallstrong\">KeepSmallStrong<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/keepsmallstrong.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KeepSmallStrong<\/a>\u202foffers strategic guidance to small businesses across America, and helps them market themselves better on their website and social media channels.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Richard Lyons, CEO and President at Lyons Consulting Group, a Capgemini company, and Adam Grohs, Founder at agnoStack, share one such story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=500&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=768&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=768&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=556&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png?w=556&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Rich_Lyons_425x425-3.png\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><h4 class=\"titlewithoutLink\" data-maxlength=\"144\">A team effort<\/h4><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">\u201cWe reached out to a handful of close friends, former colleagues, and former competitors, sharing the message that if we could get five volunteers from here, and five volunteers from there, imagine the collective of support we could provide! Within 24 hours we had about a dozen people across different companies involved, and within 48 hours we had almost two dozen.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-right row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box  row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner\"><h3 class=\"titlewithoutLink\" data-maxlength=\"144\">Fast &#8211; and fun!<\/h3><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">\u201cEvery one of us has fiercely competed for work against each other through the years &#8211; but this time round, we all came together to do something to help small businesses to survive. We worked tirelessly, including through the night, for days, to launch KeepSmallStrong as fast as was humanly possible. Since then, it&#8217;s just been an incredible collective effort.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=500&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=556&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png?w=556&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Adam-Grohs_700_700-3.png\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=500&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-04_Carolina-2.png\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><h3 class=\"titlewithoutLink\" data-maxlength=\"144\">Bakery success<\/h3><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">One of KeepSmallStrong&#8217;s success stories is a bakery in Miami. They got them up and running with a new website to sell online, as well as sell on a nationwide basis for the first time. In their first weeks online, the bakery did around 300 orders. A couple of weeks later, they were running so many orders online that they had to bring back their entire staff. They\u2019ve since reopened the bakery and may even need to expand to a larger facility.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-city-for-city\">City for City<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>City for City creates city-specific websites to help highlight local small businesses, amplified by their respective social media channels. Currently, they operate in\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osloforoslo.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oslo<\/a>,\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bergenforbergen.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bergen<\/a>, and\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stavangerforstavanger.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stavanger<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-card-text-pic wrapperCardTextPic hero-bg-shape\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-left row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic leftCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=500&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=90 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=90 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-Blog-R1-_-Hans-Haugli-450x450-1-2.png\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner \"><h4 class=\"titlewithoutLink\" data-maxlength=\"144\">Being there for local shops<\/h4><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">Hans Haugli, creative director at Idean, part of Capgemini Invent, says:\u00a0\u201cOne of our designers in Bergen had an idea for how to support her local shops &#8211; and that turned into this platform. We invite shops to register, and tell their story about what they are doing in social lockdown period to keep on delivering their goods and services &#8211; and we highlight their company for free on our websites and social media channels.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-card-text-pic-right row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"row card-text-pic rightCard\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box--section\"><div class=\"box  row-nobleed\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-12 box-inner\"><h3 class=\"titlewithoutLink\" data-maxlength=\"144\">Cupcake and Pie<\/h3><p class=\"box-text\" data-maxlength=\"600\">One example, through Oslo for Oslo, is Cupcake and Pie, a small bakery in Mathallen that makes everything from scratch with local ingredients. City for City is proud to bring visibility to businesses like these to help them survive &#8211; and prosper.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-12 box-img-wrapper\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=500&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=1000&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png?w=556&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-_-Small-Businesses-R1_-07_Inger-Pierre-2.png\" class=\"box-img-without-hover\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p>\u201cWe want to raise awareness for local businesses, goods, and services, and to make it easy for people to choose local when they need to buy something,&#8221; says Hans. &#8220;City for City supports healthy communities, bringing services with the ability to scale. We want it to become a permanent go-to place for anything local, in support of the growth and wellbeing of local businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-wrapper-learning-slider section learning-slider\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"learning-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"slider slider-fader\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide active card-learning-slide right-card short-copy\" data-align-right=\"false\" data-long-copy=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-bg-wrapper\">\n\n                                        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            \n                                            \n                                            \n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"slide-bg d-md-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SRU-Bringing-Support-to-Small-Business.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" \/>\n                                        \n\n                  \t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-reveal\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container slide-info-wrapper card-learning-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6 right-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-info short-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mb24LearningSlider\" data-maxlength=\"88\">A new chapter<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-maxlength=\"330\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInterventions such as these offer an opportunity to change the trajectory of local businesses around the globe. As the need for small businesses to adapt continues, so too will our efforts to bring the right solutions, and support the community in which we operate.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-info-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brand-logo-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t         \t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-nav-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-nav-content col-12 col-lg-10 col-xl-6 col-xxl-6\" data-nav-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-nav-container\">\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n<section class=\"section latestStoriesBlock \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"contentTitle\"><h2 class=\"story-heading\">Inside stories<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"storyBox \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper focused-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/hunting-for-dragons\/\" aria-label=\"Hunting for dragons\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png?w=1024&#038;quality=70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png?w=1024&#038;quality=70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png?w=500&#038;quality=70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dragons-without-shape.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 58% 27%; object-fit: cover;\" class=\"focused-image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"storyInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"storyTag\">Future-shaping projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"storyTitle\" href=\"\/pt-en\/news\/inside-stories\/hunting-for-dragons\/\" aria-label=\"Hunting for dragons\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"story-subtitle\">Hunting for dragons<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarah Gon\u00e7alves wasn\u2019t always a data engineer. She began her career as an archaeologist, unearthing the secrets of the past in sites across France before retraining as a data engineer. 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