Doorcount idea sheet · srchambercommerce.com/ideas/anniversary-open-house

An anniversary open house

Your opening anniversary is a ready-made reason for a party that thanks regulars and meets neighbors.

Steps

Pick the date nearest your anniversary and plan a two-hour window.
Invite regulars in person and neighbors with a card or a sign in the window.
Offer something to taste, see or try, and keep the selling light.
Take photos, with people's permission, for your pages and next year's invitation.

Guests, and new customers in the two weeks after.

Serving alcohol at an event usually needs a permit, and food handouts may need the health department's approval.

Telling people where your ingredients or materials come from gives them a story and gives your supplier a reason to share you.

Show small groups how your work gets done: people trust what they have watched being made or fixed.

Set one hour a week when anyone can bring a question; the answer costs nothing and builds trust.