Main Spotlight: What Can Main Streets and Small Businesses Expect in 2025?
Chief Innovation Officer Matt Wagner, Ph.D., shares his predictions for the trends impacting Main Streets and small businesses in 2025.
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Main Street Disaster Resilience: Three Steps to Get Prepared
Learn how to apply your skills with stakeholder communication, fundraising, and volunteer coordination to your disaster response plan.
Main Street Disaster Resilience: How to Recover from Natural Disasters
Learn how to leverage the Main Street Approach during natural disaster recovery.
Support Local and Shop on Main Street
Are you looking for ways to support small businesses in your community? Shopping locally has many benefits, from creating stronger communities to building sustainable economies. Learn how you can support small business owners in your area.
Just Released: Main Street America 2025 – 26 Policy Agenda
The Government Relations team is excited to release our new Policy Agenda outlining policy issues and recommendations at the local, state, and federal levels that impact Main Street communities.
Announcing the 2025 GM on Main Street Grant Recipients
Meet the recipients of the 2025 GM on Main Street grants!
Main Spotlight: Insights, Reflections, and What’s Next with the BOOMS Tracker
Data from the past year and updates on our building inventory tool, the Building Opportunities on Main Street Tracker
Main Spotlight: Understanding Vacancy and What You Can Do About It
Vacant properties are a significant problem for many Main Streets. Understanding the causes and leveraging incentive programs and regulatory changes can help create a more vibrant district.
Rooted in Community with Kirsten Gjesdal, Downtown Brookings and The Carrot Seed Kitchen Co.
In this episode of the Main Street Business Insights podcast, host Matt Wagner speaks with Kirsten Gjesdal, a small business owner and community leader in Brookings, South Dakota.
Program Spotlight: Introducing Our Innovation Division and Cultivating a Future-Focused Network Mindset
Main Street America is excited to introduce the Innovation Division and share some of our key focus areas and upcoming projects.
Main Spotlight: Building Resiliency for Hurricane Season
June marks the beginning of hurricane season. Here are six things you can do to help prepare your community for the impacts of a natural disaster.
Strengthen Local Economies with the 2025 Supporting Small Businesses on Main Street Course
Generously sponsored by U.S. Bank, this live, three-week course centers the real challenges of entrepreneurs and equips Main Street leaders with invaluable insights and practical tools to respond. Register today!
Oregon City, Oregon. Photo by Adam Wickham.