MEREDITH: CALKIN’S VINE AND THE
BRANCHES SELLS JEWELRY,
FURNITURE AND EVERYTHING IN
BETWEEN AT TWO LOCATIONS HERE IN
BIRD-IN-HAND AND IN LITITZ.
WHEN COVID HIT, KATHY CALKIN’S
-- KATHY CALKINS ALMOST LOST IT
ALL.
>> OH I THOUGHT I WAS GOING
BANKRUPT
IT WAS SCARY, VERY SCARY.
MEREDITH: JUSTIN RULE, THE OWNER
OF SPARROW WEBSITES, KNEW COVID
MEANT HIS WORK WAS GOING TO
CHANGE TOO
HE AND HIS TEAM OF 8 CREATED
WHAT THEY CALL LAUNCH KITS,
SMALL, QUICKLY BUILT WEBSITES
FOR BUSINESSES THAT HAD TO
SWITCH GEARS INSTANTLY DURING
THE PANDEMIC.
THEY TOLD CLIENTS LIKE KATHY
THEY WOULD BE LIVE IN FIVE.
>> IN 5 DAYS FROM WHEN WE
CONNECT, WE WILL HAVE YOU LIVE
WITH A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN
START SELLING, LISTING, GETTIN
YOUR SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS,
BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE NEED
RIGHT NOW.
>> IT HELPED A LOT.
IT GIVES MORE ACCESS TO SEE WHO
WE ARE AND WHAT WE HAVE.
MEREDITH: GETTING BUSINESSES TO
GO LIVE IN FIVE DIDN’T STOP WITH
SHOPS.
>> WE HAVE ATTORNEYS OUT THERE
MOWING LAWNS AND IN 5 DAYS THEY
HAVE A LAWN MOWING COMPANY.
WE’RE ABLE TO JUST DO THINGS
FASTER, SMARTER AND JUST HELP SO
MANY MORE BUSINESSES WITH THESE
LAUNCH KITS.
>> OH IT WAS AMAZING, AND IT
GAVE SO
