Building a Plan
Vision Alignment and Implementation
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Vision Alignment and Implementation
Pull-out two-pagers, guiding questions, sample worksheets—and more—to help guide your work creating people-first streets.
This webinar series dives into the content of the handbook through interactive questions, knowledge sharing, and question and answer sessions.
A copy of the bylaws for the Rome Main Street Program. Bylaws act as a guide for how the board and staff should run your organization. They can include board procedures, the layout of the fiscal year, the corporate seal, and more.
A sample entrepreneurial action plan to provide support for local small business owners in Miami, Florida. Published by Allapattah Collaborative.
Watch this webinar to learn the power of digital marketing and online promotions to drive excitement and engagement on social media.
Learn how placemaking principles can be utilized as an implementation strategy of local Main Street efforts to empower community members and create more action-oriented programs
An article from State of Main exploring the impact of entrepreneurship and examining ways to create inclusion in the development of entrepreneurship ecosystems. Published in State of Main.
An article from State of Main describing the need for place-led economic development that produces strong economic outcomes for communities.
Build a strong volunteer program with these five key areas: identifying volunteers, recruiting volunteers, orienting volunteers, monitoring volunteer activity and retaining volunteers.
Learn how Downtown Washington, Inc, one of Missouri's first Main Streets has used design to transform their downtown district to promote downtown retail and drive investment.
Learn how Natchitoches Main Street transformed this historic Louisiana town into a magnet for small businesses and investment.