Doorcount idea sheet · srchambercommerce.com/ideas/fix-it-hour

A free fix-it hour

Neighbors bring something small that is broken and leave knowing how to fix it.

Steps

Pick a monthly hour and the kinds of items you will look at.
Work beside the owner so they learn, rather than taking the item in.
Say no to anything unsafe to open in public, such as mains-powered heaters, microwaves or swollen batteries.
Keep a sign-up sheet for next month.

Items looked at, and paid repairs booked afterwards.

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

Hang a local artist's work for a month and hold a small opening: the artist brings their own crowd.

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