Foco principal: Ventanas de oportunidad - La transformación de los escaparates vacíos de Main Street
A vacant storefront is the perfect stage to creatively promote the available space or to showcase other businesses and events in the area.
El uso del comercio electrónico por parte de las pequeñas empresas sigue aumentando, mientras que los ingresos navideños fueron desiguales: Resultados de nuestra encuesta de enero de 2021 a propietarios de pequeñas empresas
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.
La comunidad en el punto de mira: Las tiendas del paseo marítimo de Batavia pasan de ser emergentes a permanentes
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
Destacado principal: Los Paseos de los Cuentos llevan la lectura y la diversión al centro de la ciudad
Interested in creating a StoryWalk in your downtown commercial district? Read on to learn more about installing a successful story walking trail.
La comunidad en el punto de mira: La campaña "Las mujeres abren camino" en Brooksville Main Street
Brooksville Main Street’s Women Leading the Way Campaign celebrated the legacy of the trailblazing women who made history in their community.
Brooksville, FL © Brooksville Main Street
La empresa en el punto de mira: Empresarios negros que dan ejemplo en Chicago
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.
Apoyo a los bulevares Martin Luther King en los distritos comerciales de los barrios
In remembrance and in honor of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr., over 900 streets in the United States were named after him. Many are located predominantly in African American communities.
Milwaukee, WI © Historic King Drive BID
La comunidad en el punto de mira: Celebración del blues en Ripley, MS
Dubbed the Blues Alley, the Ripley Main Street program plans to install murals of local pioneering Black blues artists, cutout guitars painted by local art students, and blues lyrics painted on the walls.
Ripley, MS © Ripley Main Street
La comunidad en el punto de mira: Año Nuevo Lunar en el centro de SLO
Downtown SLO has kept the magic of their holiday lights installation alive by evolving their winter wonderland into a dual celebration of Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year.
San Luis Obispo, CA © Downtown SLO
Destacado principal: Pop-Up Retail: No sólo para nuevas empresas, y otras lecciones de su evolución
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