Acompáñenos del 6al8 de mayo en Birmingham, Alabama, en la Conferencia Main Street Now 2024.
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Marion, Iowa © Tasha Sams
Trabajamos en colaboración con miles de socios locales y líderes de base de todo el país que comparten nuestro compromiso de fomentar la prosperidad compartida, crear economías resistentes y mejorar la calidad de vida.
Emporia, Kansas © Emporia Main Street
Formadas por pueblos pequeños, comunidades de tamaño medio y distritos comerciales urbanos, las miles de organizaciones, personas, voluntarios y líderes locales que componen Main Street America™ representan la amplia diversidad que hace que este país sea tan singular.
Chicago, Illinois © Main Street America
¿Busca estrategias y herramientas que le ayuden en su trabajo? Sumérgete en el Centro de Recursos de Main Street y explora una amplia gama de recursos, entre los que se incluyen nuestro extenso Centro de Conocimientos, oportunidades de desarrollo profesional, ofertas de servicios sobre el terreno, apoyo a la promoción y mucho más.
Waterloo, Iowa © Main Street Waterloo
Su ventanilla única para conocer las últimas historias, noticias, eventos y oportunidades -incluidas subvenciones y programas de financiación- en Main Street.
Kendall Whittier - Tulsa, Oklahoma © Kendall Whittier Main Street
Únase a nosotros en nuestro trabajo para fomentar la prosperidad compartida, crear economías fuertes y mejorar la calidad de vida en los centros y distritos comerciales de los barrios.
Groundbreaking for the Shoppes at Grandon Plaza. © Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce.
When our Main Street program began exploring ways to attract new businesses more actively to our downtown area, especially retail, creating an incubator space seemed like a no-brainer. Retail incubators can be powerful catalysts for community change, but they also require significant investments from your Main Street. Learn how we created our retail incubator, the challenges we faced, and the lessons we have learned from this process.
Sterling, located in northwest Illinois, was built on innovation and entrepreneurship. It is home to one of the oldest business incubators in the state — the Sterling Small Business and Technology Center — operated by the Greater Sterling Development Corporation, which also houses the Kitchen Incubator of Northwest Illinois. Our community also features a year-round, indoor farmers market and a plethora of educational opportunities for budding entrepreneurs, including the Whiteside Area Career Center, home to our local Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities program (CEO); the Woodlawn Arts Academy; and Sauk Valley Community College, where our Illinois Small Business Development Center is located.
We were inspired by another Illinois Main Street community, Batavia, who has their own incubator at the Boardwalk Shops. After numerous conversations and a visit to their space, our plans for the “Shoppes at Grandon Plaza” began to materialize in late 2021. We organized a committee to lead this effort. With the donation of a vacant lot in our downtown (perfect for a small infill project such as this), the discounted services of a local architect, a partnership with the Whiteside Area Career Center’s (WACC) Building Trades class, and some seed money from our City’s ARPA funds, our ground-breaking took place in September 2022.
The local business community was supportive of the project from the start, investing the necessary funds for the project. Additionally, we were fortunate to be named a recipient of a 2022 T‑Mobile Hometown Grant award for the project.
Our partnership with the WACC provided a great deal of support and awareness for the project. While this required a somewhat slower construction timeline, the labor that the high school students provided brought a great deal of community pride and awareness to the project.
The Shoppes at Grandon Plaza at Night. © Matthew Hicks.
Display at Moonlight Apothecary, a year 1 tenant. © Janna Groharing.
Six 12’ x 16’ units were initially constructed, with four additional pads providing space for future growth. Two of those pads were designed with extra electrical service to accommodate food truck parking and the ability to plug in, eliminating generator noise.
The program was designed to launch in May of 2023, providing for an 8‑month incubation period, and close in late December of the same year. Tenant recruitment began in late 2022. We were successful in recruiting 4 tenants for our first season — three businesses looking to grow from periodic vendor shows to a permanent brick-and-mortar location, and one existing business from a nearby community that was testing possible expansion to a second location.
The project was not without its hurdles. After construction delays, largely due to weather, and a number of unanticipated cost overruns, the inaugural season of the Shoppes at Grandon Plaza opened on June 7, 2023.
Regardless of how well prepared we thought we were for the ongoing needs of the Shoppes, we’ve learned that weren’t prepared enough. Our organization is 200 percent committed to the long-term success of the Shoppes, but there were a number of lessons quickly learned in our first year after start-up. As it turns out, construction was the easy part!
Committee Expectations
Committee members are volunteers first, and as dedicated as they are, their time is limited. Once construction was complete and the tenants were secured, meeting attendance waned — the project was done, right? Not necessarily. If you want to open an incubator space, understand that it will require ongoing support to ensure long-term success. Make sure your staff and volunteers are in this for the long haul. Have a plan for keeping current volunteers engaged and for recruiting additional supporters. Be mindful of implications on staff time as volunteer commitment fluctuates. Be prepared.
Know Your Community
One size does not fit all. How many incubator units can your community’s customer-base, existing or potential, support? What might work in a similarly sized town might not be right for your community.
Communicating with Businesses
Ongoing communication and support are a must. You have to be clear on what the expectations are for both parties. What will your Main Street organization provide by way of marketing and promotional support? What educational sessions will be provided, by whom, and when will they take place? Ensure that your tenants are fully informed and understand what is expected of them as part of the onboarding process — meeting participation, hours of operation, self-promotion, and any tasks to be shared amongst the tenants for the betterment of the incubator sites (things like taking out trash, setting out temporary signage, maintaining common areas, etc.). Be prepared to deal with requests to modify or change those expectations, especially hours of operation.
Finding Your Tenants
If you build it, they will come, right? We learned that it’s not quite that easy. Before you embark on a project like this, you need to have a targeted recruitment plan, because general marketing isn’t going to cut it. This is where those committee members and volunteers are key! Just because you have a successful farmers market, pop-up, and other vendor-focused events, doesn’t mean that those vendors will translate to incubator candidates. To find viable incubator tenants, you need boots on the ground to hit every vendor show, pop-up offering, farmers market, etc., across your region. We spent countless hours scrolling social media and cold calling on prospective candidates. To help secure the best tenants, be open to modifying the original vision for the space, whether that be hours of operation or potential uses for the space.
Shoppes at Grandon Plaza ribbon cutting. © Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce.
Despite the many difficult lessons we learned throughout this process, our first season was absolutely a success. We had a spectacular set of tenants who understood that they were a part of something that was new for the area, and that we were, at times, learning the process together. We are proud to say that three of our businesses have made moves to more permanent brick and mortar locations.
Taking on an incubator, or similar micro storefront project, will be more work than you anticipate. We encourage you to be prepared. Be committed. This was a huge investment for our organization, and while we are excited by the results so far, we know there is a lot of work still to come. As with all things Main Street, slow, incremental growth will be key. If you decide to open an incubator in your community, we hope you learn from our experiences. Be prepared to pivot, be prepared to innovate, and be prepared to celebrate the wins.
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Urban Impact Inc., harnesses strategic investments and collaborative efforts to foster a vibrant and sustainable future, from visionary adaptive reuse ventures to transformative development grants for small businesses and property owners in Birmingham, Alabama's historic 4th Avenue Black Business District.
In the last episode of season two of Main Street Business Insights, tune in as host Matt Wagner breaks down how to understand and synthesize local market data.
In this episode of Main Street Business Insights, Matt sits down with Glen Ellis, owner of Sycamore Education, Dominion Catalyst Services, and Milady Coffeehouse in Fremont, Nebraska.
En este episodio de Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Jaime Courtney, Presidente de Shoalwater Seafood, Derek King, Director de la Granja de Ostras de Shoalwater Seafood, y Shane Thomas, Vicepresidente del Consejo Tribal de la Tribu Indígena de Shoalwater Bay.
Sarah Cole, propietaria de Abadir's, en Greensboro (Alabama), fue una de las beneficiarias de la subvención Backing Small Businesses 2023. Abadir's es un restaurante pop-up especializado en productos de panadería saludables y de temporada, influenciados por las tradiciones y sabores egipcios e inspirados en la auténtica cocina sureña.
En este episodio del podcast Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Casey Woods, Director Ejecutivo de Emporia Main Street en Emporia, Kansas.
En este episodio de Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Nicole Fleetwood y McKinzie Hodges, copropietarias de Scratch Made Bakery, en Amarillo (Texas).
Tylisya Gober, propietaria de Barbie Behavior Boutique, de Oak Park (Michigan), fue una de las beneficiarias de la subvención Backing Small Businesses 2023. Barbie Behavior es una boutique de ropa femenina especializada en atuendos inspirados en famosos.
Tiffany Fixter, propietaria de Brewability en Englewood (Colorado), fue una de las beneficiarias de la subvención Backing Small Businesses 2023. Brewability es una cervecería y pizzería inclusiva que emplea a adultos con discapacidad para elaborar cerveza artesanal.
Nos complace anunciar que Main Street America seguirá ofreciendo formación virtual y a la carta para pequeñas empresas en 2024 a través de un programa evolucionado, el programa Small Biz Digital Trainers.
En este episodio de Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Tiffany Fixter, propietaria de Brewability, una cervecería artesanal y pizzería inclusiva que emplea a adultos con discapacidad con sede en Englewood,
En este episodio de Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Jennifer Jones, copropietaria de Good Times Coal Fired Pizza and Pub en Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
En este episodio de Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Bobby Boone, fundador y estratega jefe de &Access. Con sede en Nueva Orleans, &Access crea soluciones inmobiliarias basadas en datos y centradas en el diseño para emprendedores históricamente excluidos y barrios con escasas inversiones.
Nueva Orleans, Luisiana © Bobby Boone
Tasha Sams, Directora de Programas Educativos, comparte los aspectos más destacados de la primera fase del programa Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (E3) in Rural Main Streets y las principales conclusiones de los talleres.
En este vídeo, conozca mejor la historia de la familia Williams, cómo el negocio está ayudando a revivir el centro de Helena y la repercusión que están teniendo a nivel nacional.
En este episodio de Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Janet Hurn, cofundadora de Future Ready Consulting en Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio © Janet Hurn
En este episodio de Main Street Business Insights, Matt se sienta con Derrick Braziel, propietario de Pata Roja Taqueria y cofundador de MORTAR, en Cincinnati, Ohio.
El doctor Matt Wagner comparte sus predicciones sobre las tendencias que afectarán a las pequeñas empresas en 2024.
Matt Wagner, Director de Programas, comparte sus predicciones sobre las tendencias que afectarán a las pequeñas empresas en 2024.
Un podcast con algunos de los mejores consejos que escuchamos de empresarios y líderes comunitarios de todo el país.
Nuestro equipo de investigación comparte los resultados de la Encuesta a pequeñas empresas de otoño de 2023.
Aprenda cómo los empresarios locales han aprovechado el poder de una comunidad Main Street para establecer, mantener y hacer crecer sus empresas.
Descubra cómo esta organización ayuda a los empresarios y evita los desplazamientos.
Charlotte, NC © Pixabay
El "Small Business Saturday" es una importante oportunidad para mostrar su apoyo a las empresas locales. Hemos preguntado a empresarios de toda la red qué significa para ellos su apoyo.
Laramie, WY © Laramie Main Street Alliance
Conozca a los últimos beneficiarios del Programa de Apoyo a las Pequeñas Empresas de American Express.
Matt se sienta con Jamie y Jerry Baker, copropietarios y fundadores de Trendy Teachers, una boutique de enseñanza y juguetería educativa situada en el centro de Rome, Georgia.
Estas fiestas, reúnan a sus comunidades en torno a las pequeñas empresas que contribuyen a la prosperidad de su centro urbano.
El "Small Business Saturday" es el 25 de noviembre. Echa un vistazo a estas cinco estrategias para celebrar las compras a pequeña escala.
Middlesboro Main Street, de Middlesboro (Kentucky), Puerto Rican Cultural Center, de Chicago (Illinois), y Sugar Creek Business Association, de Charlotte (Carolina del Norte), han recibido 100.000 dólares cada una a través del Programa de Subvenciones del Acelerador de Pequeñas Empresas de Hartford, en colaboración con Main Street America.
Matt se reunió con Anette Soto Landeros, copropietaria de Casa Azul Coffee y Presidenta y Directora General de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Fort Worth, Texas.
Matt Wagner se reunió con Danny Reynolds, presidente y propietario de Stephenson's, una tienda independiente de moda de alta gama situada en el centro de Elkhart, Indiana.
Matt Wagner se reunió con Harvey Williams, cofundador y director general de Delta Dirt Distillery, en Helena, Arkansas.
Descubra cómo el barrio Little Santo Domingo de Miami colabora con la Fundación Truist para reforzar las vías de acceso a la propiedad de pequeñas empresas.
Allapattah CDC
Prepárese para apoyar a los propietarios de pequeñas empresas y animar a la gente a comprar a pequeña escala este mes de noviembre.
Matt Wagner se sentó con la directora general de Keith McDonald Plumbing en Milledgeville, Georgia, Lindsay Goodson McDonald.
Descubra cómo el Programa Coordinador de Carolina del Sur está ayudando a las pequeñas empresas de todo el estado con su plataforma de comercio electrónico.
Main Street Carolina del Sur
Matt Wagner se sentó con el equipo del podcast The Barbershop Conversation, los copresentadores Kenneth Bentley y Davion Hampton junto con el productor ejecutivo Emory Green Jr, en Goldsboro, Florida.
Desde una cafetería para gatos hasta un taller de reparación de ordenadores y un museo, echa un vistazo a estas pequeñas empresas innovadoras de toda la red Main Street.
Valle histórico de Junction
Este curso en línea y en directo, de tres semanas de duración, preparará a los líderes locales para trabajar más eficazmente con los propietarios de pequeñas empresas de sus distritos y crear un entorno favorable al espíritu empresarial.
© Notice Pictures
¡Main Street America tiene un podcast! Sintonice Main Street Business Insights para escuchar a líderes de pequeñas empresas de todo el país.
Conozca a los beneficiarios 2023 del programa de subvenciones Backing Small Businesses, presentado por American Express, para proporcionar ayuda financiera a los propietarios de pequeñas empresas con el fin de abordar necesidades críticas y tener un impacto positivo en sus comunidades locales.
En asociación con Grow with Google, nuestros entrenadores digitales trabajarán con empresas de sus estados de origen, centrándose en las que operan en pequeñas ciudades y comunidades rurales.
Enhorabuena a estos innovadores eventos de "Compra a pequeña escala" de toda la red Main Street.
El programa Main Street Micro Grants de Spencer Main Street está inyectando financiación clave en su ecosistema de pequeñas empresas.
Spencer, IA © Calle principal de Spencer
Eche un vistazo a los resultados de nuestra Encuesta sobre la Pequeña Empresa de primavera de 2023, además de información para ayudar a informar sobre el trabajo de los líderes locales que apoyan a los empresarios en Main Street.
Sheridan, WY © Viajes y Turismo de Sheridan.
Conozca las comunidades que han sido elegidas para recibir apoyo empresarial de Main Street America y la Fundación Kauffman.
Hablamos con Debbie Ho, Directora Ejecutiva de Chinatown Main Street, para conocer la historia de las mujeres en el barrio chino de Boston.
Boston, MA © Kyle Klein
Desde los presupuestos de los programas hasta los grandes logros, he aquí los últimos datos sobre el Movimiento de Main Street en 2023.
Franklin, TN © Brandon Jean
Conozca cómo Downtown Inc y la Alianza Económica del Condado de York apoyan a los pequeños empresarios marginados de su comunidad
York, PA © Sully Pinos
Conozca a Kim y Chris Casteel, beneficiarios de Backing Small Businesses, de Anew Life Prosthetics and Orthotics, con sede en Detroit (Michigan).
Historias cortas sobre pequeños empresarios de Evart, Michigan.
Evart, MI © Storyville
Matt Wagner repasa sus predicciones para las pequeñas empresas en 2022 y comparte las predicciones para 2023.
Conozca los esfuerzos de la ciudad de Boston por invertir en equidad económica.
Descubra cómo esta comunidad de Virginia Occidental reorientó los fondos de mejora de la fachada para reactivar las cocinas comerciales locales.
Charles Town, WV © The Depot Districtr
Matt Wagner escribió un artículo para el blog de la OCDE sobre cómo los propietarios de pequeñas empresas pueden combinar las herramientas digitales con el poder del lugar para lograr un éxito sostenible.
Inspirándose en una sesión de la Conferencia Main Street Now 2022, Main Street Ottumwa ha puesto en marcha la Business Builder Academy, un curso de emprendimiento para ayudar a los aspirantes a empresarios a poner en marcha sus empresas.
Ottumwa, IA © Main Street Ottumwa
Tanto si ya es un veterano defensor del "Small Business Saturday" de American Express como si es un empresario que se une a este movimiento nacional por primera vez, hemos reunido una serie de recursos para apoyar sus esfuerzos de marketing de "comercio local".
Hablamos con tres mujeres que recibieron subvenciones de Inclusive Backing para saber más sobre sus pasiones, sus negocios y sus consejos para otras mujeres.
Wixom, MI © Carissa Serylo
Desde búsquedas del tesoro en las redes sociales hasta pasaportes para el centro de la ciudad, la red Main Street ha utilizado innumerables formas innovadoras de animar a sus comunidades a Shop Small®, y se ha divertido mucho haciéndolo.
Oceanside, CA © Road West Photography
Main Street Franklin es pionera en mostrar cómo las mujeres empresarias pueden ser una poderosa fuerza de cambio en sus comunidades.
#EquityRising, el nuevo programa de formación laboral de Old Algiers Main Street Corporation, pretende combatir el aumento del coste de la vida ayudando a los residentes a formarse en carreras que les permitan permanecer en su barrio.
Nueva Orleans, LA © Calle Mayor de Old Algiers
Descubra cómo el proyecto piloto Small Business Census ha explorado los datos demográficos de las pequeñas empresas que viven en los distritos de Main Street.
Colville, WA © Colville Together
Hablamos con tres empresarios negros que recibieron subvenciones de Main Street America y American Express para comprender mejor sus retos, sus éxitos y los tipos de apoyo que más les han ayudado.
Camden, AR © Kimberly Moore Davis
Dirigentes de Main Street y profesionales del desarrollo local de todo el mundo participaron en este interesante seminario web organizado por la OCDE.
Tulsa, OK © Kendall Whittier Main Street
Descubra cómo Silver City MainStreet utiliza Story Hours para conectar a los propietarios de negocios locales con la comunidad.
Silver City, NM © Silver City MainStreet
Main Street Skowhegan opened their new Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship, a downtown space for co-working, meeting, entrepreneurial support, trainings, and education.
Skowhegan, ME © Kristina Cannon
Main Street America is proud to support the Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act
Main Street America's research team shares the results of the 2022 Small Business Survey.
© JENNIFER E. WOLF
Learn about Show of Hands, an entrepreneurial program in multiple Main Street communities.
Wheeling, WV © Wheeling Heritage
Chief Program Officer Matt Wagner, Ph.D., shares his predictions for the trends affecting small businesses in 2022.
Is your Main Street ready for the biggest small business shopping day of the year?
Main Street Charles City organizes their annual 'WonderFall' event, a business decorating contest designed to have some fun with the autumnal season as well as provide a reminder of the importance of curb appeal in attracting the public’s attention.
Charles City, IA © Mark Wicks
Leverage NC, a partnership between North Carolina Main Street and the North Carolina League of Municipalities, hosted a four-part webinar series titled Better Community Planning & Economic Development led by Ed McMahon, Chair Emeritus of Main Street America and a leading national authority on land use policy and economic development.
Main Street Arkansas has brewed a new engaging way for tourists and residents alike to explore local Arkansas commercial districts: the Main Street Arkansas Coffee Trail.
Little Rock, AR © Main Street Arkansas
Matt Wagner explores how Main Streets can navigate workforce concerns in the post-pandemic economy.
We spoke with two Black entrepreneurs in UrbanMain commercial districts: L. May Creations in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago and The Four Way in south Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis, TN © Four Way
Heart of Biddeford shares the strategies they developed to support Black-owned businesses in their community.
Biddeford, ME © Corazón de Biddeford
We heard from organizations across the nation about the incredible impact their markets have had on community engagement, entrepreneur and small business support, and keeping their district vibrant.
Hopewell, NM © Hopewell Downtown Partnership
The global pandemic gave us all a glimpse of a further dispersed future – a time when you don’t sit in a classroom at school, watch movies in a theater, or even go to the grocery store. Where do Main Streets fit in that model?
The COVID-19 pandemic has long-lasting effects on the economy. Here are 11 changes that small business owners should continue to remain competitive.
This May marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma. We explored the impact and legacy of this tragic event.
Tulsa, OK © Dr. Tiffany Crutcher
Learn about the various programs and initiatives that Fremont is using to promote inclusive economic development.
Fremont, CA © Fremont Economic Development
BDOs are place-based organizations that help small businesses and entrepreneurs to flourish. They have been on the frontline of support for the country’s hardest-hit entrepreneurs throughout the pandemic and have been working to enable thriving commercial corridors throughout the crisis.
Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer at Main Street America, was featured on Breaking Down Barriers: a podcast from Startup Space highlighting stories of community leaders who break down barriers to entry for underserved and unrepresented entrepreneurs.
A vacant storefront is the perfect stage to creatively promote the available space or to showcase other businesses and events in the area.
We heard from 289 business owners in 35 states plus the District of Columbia in our new text message-based survey of small business owners across the network.
The Batavia Boardwalk Shops are freestanding, purpose-built structures acting as seasonal pop-up locations for entrepreneurs, offered in tandem with a business incubator program.
Batavia, IL © April Duda Photography
For Black History Month, we want to recognize and celebrate the Black business owners and entrepreneurs who have overcome challenges and obstacles in launching and running their own businesses, thanks to resilience, creativity, and hard work.
As a vital place factor within an entrepreneurship ecosystem, pop-up programs allow for emerging businesses to test their product, gain consumer feedback, and promote their brand at an extremely low cost. In essence, allowing for a ‘fail-fast’ product development cycle.
Asheville, NC © Ablohkin
In early December, as the COVID-19 crisis intersected with a peak moment in the holiday shopping season, we surveyed small business owners and Main Street programs to learn more about how they were managing.
© Cindy Shebley
New research by Main Street America suggests greater returns on our missions and resources can be had by transitioning to more deliberate economic vitality work centered on cultivating new business development from within our own communities and neighborhoods.
Fredericksburg Virginia Main Street (FVMS) is taking storefront activation to a new level with their new initiative, the Scan & Love Project, which tells the stories of business owners through personal and engaging videos.
Fredericksburg, VA © Dan Craddock, Metro Nova Creative
The Berkley Downtown Development Authority (DDA) proudly debuted its Downtown Berkley Shopping Bag for a Cause through a partnership between Better Life Bags.
Supporting new and existing small businesses, and the entrepreneurs who run them, represents a vital aspect of the revitalization of downtowns and neighborhood business districts.
The Equitable Economic Development Fellowship is a two-year, one million-dollar effort funded by the Surdna Foundation and the Open Society Foundations to help equity, transparency, sustainability and community engagement become driving forces in local economic development efforts.
The Jefferson Rotary Club partnered with Jefferson Matters: Main Street to offer mini-grants for building facades and storefront signage to two dozen businesses for up to $500 each.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) partnered with Retailworks, Inc., a commercial interior design, display and branding firm headquartered in Milwaukee, to launch Wisconsin’s Main Street Makeover Contest.
Kelly Tompkins of Main Street Enid shares more about the Maker Trail project and how it inspired creativity and helped people discover downtown.
Too often, as we’re strolling our favorite Main Street, we pass empty or dark shop windows that make us want to hurry home a little bit faster. Imagine instead, a charming streetscape adorned with vibrant, lively window displays, showcasing retailers’ favorite products and seasonal gift ideas.
Small Business Saturday promo pic from Downtown Goldsboro, North Carolina, showing all the folks who took the pledge support a small business in their community.
We’ve put together a practical list of some of the things that local store owners can do right now to help them capitalize on this increasing trend in local searches.
From authentic comfort food to farm-to-fork fresh and everything in between, these restaurants, bars, and cafes are key to the thriving social, business, and residential life in the historic commercial districts in Main Street Iowa communities.
Located in southeast Kansas, Independence (pop.8,799) is home to Fab Lab ICC, which is on track to be the world’s leading innovator in combining entrepreneurial mindset education with a fab lab maker space.
The craft beer industry is playing a key role in the rebirth of Main Streets and neighborhood commercial districts across the county.
Appealing to mobility-challenged shoppers yields benefits beyond the store.
Being the only person in the know can be fun, exhilarating even. Except when you are the one person out of 600+ in a room and you know bad news is coming.
Fritz the dog has made his way into the hearts of the residents of LaBelle, Florida, and helped our Main Street Community find a way to make what we do more noticeable.
Altavista On Track, the local Main Street organization, is working to cultivate and sustain local entrepreneurs with an educational business launch competition, Pop-Up Altavista 2.0.
In Winchester, Virginia, one woman’s vision and commitment to downtown’s revitalization created an innovative community space for the Creative Class.
Un plan de retención y expansión empresarial, aplicado correctamente, no sólo ayuda a mantener abiertas las empresas, sino que posiblemente incluso les ayude a expandirse.
La primera regla para hacer negocios es "hazlo sencillo". Cuanto más fácil sea pagar una mercancía, entretenerse u obtener un servicio, más probable será que la gente aproveche esas opciones.
Main Street communities across the country are no stranger to seeking creative strategies to solve their most nagging issues – vacant buildings, marketing downtown, bolstering retail to name a few.
Para comprender el papel que desempeñan los empresarios inmigrantes en el ecosistema de la pequeña empresa de Boston, basta con pasear por cualquier distrito de Boston Main Streets.
La apariencia de las fachadas es un aspecto crítico del atractivo estético general y del carácter único del centro de la ciudad.
Para que un centro de ciudad funcione bien hacen falta muchos carteles, pero no todas las comunidades saben cómo es un buen sistema de señalización ni lo decisivo que puede ser para crear un centro de ciudad de éxito.
Main Street Iowa, un programa del Iowa Downtown Resource Center de la Iowa Economic Development Authority, creó un programa único de tres años de duración para ayudar a los locales de espectáculos situados en los distritos de Main Street.
