Small businesses are incredibly important, not just to their owners but to local communities. Those small businesses form the backbone of their communities, offering people a place to gather and shop. More patrons than ever are becoming proactive when it comes to who they're shopping with regularly. 

Across the United States, small businesses also employ around 59 million people. As your business continues to generate more profits, you want to reinvest those profits to help you expand your business and further build your community. Consider these strategies for assisting you in reinvesting profits into your small business.

Invest in Marketing for Your Business

The best thing you can do for a business of any size is to invest in marketing and advertising. Work with an experienced media partner to learn more about the best strategies for investing in your business. You may want to pursue mediums like TV commercials, digital ads, paid ads, social media ads, and email marketing alongside OTT ads and influencer marketing. 

Your marketing can have a powerful impact on your business and its ability to grow. Forty percent of customers who interact with companies on social media spend more with that brand when choosing to purchase. Around 90% of small business owners believe social media has helped expand their reach and increase their brand exposure. The type of advertising that works best for you may vary based on your business, your target audience, and the kind of material your target audience consumes most often. However, by investing in your marketing, you can continue to grow your business and see more positive overall results. 

Get Out Into the Community

Creating a physical presence for your business in the community can increase its success. Your physical presence puts a face to your business. It shows customers who you are, what you stand for, and what is important to you. Try hosting events to bring in community members. For example, setting up at a farmer's market or participating in cause marketing efforts. These opportunities include food and toy drives, sponsoring a family for the holidays, or working with a local media partner to connect with their existing cause marketing efforts. 

Your presence in the local community lets consumers know who you are and encourages them to support you. As they get a better look at your efforts for the community, they are likely to come into your business, participate in your events, and spreading the word about what you have to offer.

Hire New Staff Members

As your business grows, you may need to hire new staff to cover things you can afford to delegate. In addition to needing new salespeople, you may also need to bring in new employees to take over tasks in the office. For example, customer service representatives, an accountant, or someone to take over your social media. 

You may also choose to outsource some of those tasks to larger firms, which can deliver a high quality of services for lower costs than you can manage them within your own business. Do what you do best, then delegate other tasks to people who excel at them to help your business grow. 

Partner with Other Local Businesses

Partnering with other local businesses will allow you to get your name in front of their audience as well as your own. Often, local business owners can work together to grow their customer base. Who, within your local community, has a similar target audience to yours? Are you currently reaching that audience effectively? By partnering with another local business, you can reach their customers on a platform that they're already using.

Partnering with another local business can also help increase trust in your brand. The patrons who visit that company regularly already have a healthy level of confidence in it. They may trust that business's recommendations within the industry. When you partner with that business, a portion of that trust extends to you, which can help improve your interaction with those customers even before they officially connect with your business for the first time. Consider working together to offer package deals or participate in a cause marketing initiative alongside your local business partners.

As your profits grow, it's critical to keep investing them back in your business. Further investing in your outreach, from your marketing to your local business partnerships, can allow you to improve your reach and increase your profits even more. If you want to further your business and watch it continue to grow, make sure you're reinvesting effectively to help you achieve the best possible results.