California Main Street

? Last chance: 2025 Main Street Now Conference session proposals are due Friday, September 6! ? Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate your successes and inspire your peers by applying to become a speaker at Main Street Now 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. No matter your experience with presenting or role in supporting downtown revitalization efforts, we invite you to share your story. Submit Your Proposal > https://bit.ly/3MxzKuz

Are you interested in revitalizing your local community? Learn the basics of how financing opportunities like the Historic Tax Credit and New Markets Tax Credit can breathe new life into your Main Street community. Discover these powerful revitalization tools: https://lnkd.in/d_4AGrHG #htc #nmtc #taxcredits

California Main Street ???? Conference was a blast ??!! Hosted ??by City of Eureka, CA ??and geared towards empowering ???? local economic growth ?? through the Main Street America ?? program centered ??on the cultural heart ??of main streets and downtowns across America. These spaces often represent a thriving ??entrepreneurial hub ????and the cultural heart ?? of the city. Main Streets and Downtown Business Associations are key ?? parts of the economic development ecosystem ??as they include Cultural Arts Districts like Eureka Cultural Arts ?? District as Leslie Castellano explains, as well as the importantance of regional partnerships with your local SBDC, in this case…North Coast Small Business Development Center ?directed by Wilfred Franklin ????and joining your local CA Jobs First region, in this case Redwood??Region RISE beautifully demonstrated by Leoni Fohr ??and Susan Seaman ??????. Building a strong community entrepreneurial ecosystem ??wouldn’t have the legs??to stand on without advocacy and legislation ??explains Director Bianca Blomquist ??????of Small Business Majority ??? and we must all work together to foster community change, something California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) ??knows all about ??. This event was FULL of great people??♀?, friends old ????and new??, and we all left with inspiration and practical advice on the importance of Main Streets to the small business community and how to get involved ???. If you’re in Old Town Eureka, check out Bodega!! Seriously cool shopping?? #calosba #shopsmallshoplocal #supportingSmallStregthensUsAll #eureka #humboldtcounty

California Main Street ???? Conference was a blast ??!! Hosted ??by City of Eureka, CA ??and geared towards empowering ???? local economic growth ?? through the Main Street America ?? program centered ??on the cultural heart ??of main streets and downtowns across America. These spaces often represent a thriving ??entrepreneurial hub ????and the cultural heart ?? of the city. Main Streets and Downtown Business Associations are key ?? parts of the economic development ecosystem ??as they include Cultural Arts Districts like Eureka Cultural Arts ?? District as Leslie Castellano explains, as well as the importantance of regional partnerships with your local SBDC, in this case…North Coast Small Business Development Center ?directed by Wilfred Franklin ????and joining your local CA Jobs First region, in this case Redwood??Region RISE beautifully demonstrated by Leoni Fohr ??and Susan Seaman ??????. Building a strong community entrepreneurial ecosystem ??wouldn’t have the legs??to stand on without advocacy and legislation ??explains Director Bianca Blomquist ??????of Small Business Majority ??? and we must all work together to foster community change, something California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) ??knows all about ??. This event was FULL of great people??♀?, friends old ????and new??, and we all left with inspiration and practical advice on the importance of Main Streets to the small business community and how to get involved ???. If you’re in Old Town Eureka, check out Bodega!! Seriously cool shopping?? #calosba #shopsmallshoplocal #supportingSmallStregthensUsAll #eureka #humboldtcounty

"The event attracts around 7,000 attendees each year, making it the largest outdoor dog festival in Southern California." We gathered seven examples of fun initiatives to create a dog-friendly downtown. Read here: https://bit.ly/3z4NnhG

The City of Vacaville launched the Destination Downtown Storefront Improvement Grant Pilot Program today. Guidelines, eligibility and application materials are available at https://lnkd.in/gAcKMSme. The Program is intended to revitalize and reenergize the business climate in the City’s downtown core. Offering grants for Window Dressing and Minor and Major Fa?ade Improvements, the goal is to create a visually engaging downtown. #COVVCA #COVVED DOWNTOWN VACAVILLE BID

“National?accreditation?as a Main Street Program is a tremendous accomplishment for Oceanside, California. Through?accreditation?and the Four-Point Approach, we are better equipped to activate our Downtown Oceanside district and engage with passionate volunteers who support MainStreet Oceanside programming,” said Gumaro Escarcega, Chief Executive Officer at MainStreet Oceanside. “Our volunteer committee members are vital to our work in the district and include residents, small businesses, consultants, local non-profit organizations, and government employees.” #oceansideca #downtown #accredited

There are billions of dollars of infrastructure funding available directly to local governments of all sizes, but many small and mid-sized communities don’t have the staff or expertise to apply for federal funding, leaving some cities to decide applying isn’t worth the effort. This is where the National League of Cities (NLC) and the Local Infrastructure Hub come in: free training programs to help municipal staff put together winning grant applications. ??? No prior grant-writing experience is necessary, and the training programs are customizable with coaching and support. ??? These trainings are specifically designed for cities, towns, and villages with populations under 150,000. Of the communities that have participated, 65% have populations under 25,000. ?? Communities that have participated in the training programs have already secured more than $275 million! Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/gFzSNMYW

Registration is now open for the 2024 CAMS Conference. Meet us in Old Town Eureka for three days of sessions, networking and interactive tours. Early bird rates are good until August 1st.