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Main Street South Carolina
April 11, 2019
Take a guess!
In the last 15 months . . .
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How many businesses have opened downtown Anderson?
22
How many jobs have been created downtown Anderson?
205
Incentivizing Business Mixes
Jumpstart Success
Build a tool-kit
Educate the business community
Track success
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Accelerate Anderson Downtown Challenge
Accelerate Anderson Downtown Challenge
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Incentivizing Business Mixes
Jumpstart Success
Build a tool-kit
Educate the business community
Track success
Build a tool-kit • Loan Program
• Business Assistance Program
• Economic Development Incentive
Maki Sushi
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Carolina Bauernhaus Ales
Build a tool-kit • Loan Program
• Business Assistance Program
• Economic Development Incentive
Build a tool-kit • Business Assistance Program
• Council approved $100,000 to allocate each year• $25,000 per quarter
• Façade Program• Sign Program • Design Assistance • Interior Up fit • Infrastructure Assistance• Historic Building Preservation
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And here are the results!
404 S. Main Street - Bark
129 East Whitner- Groucho’s
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129 East Whitner- Groucho’s
402 S. Main Street – Simply Country Chic
510 N. Main Street – The Beehive Gatherings & Gifts
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510 N. Main Street – The Beehive Gatherings & Gifts
The Beehive Gatherings & Gifts
520 N. Murray Ave –City Seed at the Station
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208 N. Main Street –Plum Suede Boutique
200 N. Main Street –Figs & Farmacy
109 N. Main Street – Belle Beauty
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109 N. Main Street – Belle Beauty
107 E. Orr Street – The Junkyard
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Build a tool-kit
• Loan Program
• Business Assistance Program
• Economic Development Incentive
201 N. Main – WestPoint Home
310 S. Main Street – The Bleckley Station
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109 S. McDuffie Street –Whitner & Company
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Incentivizing Business Mixes
Jumpstart Success
Build a tool-kit
Educate the business community
Track success
Educate the business community
• Business Plan Writing Workshops
• 1 Million Cups • 70 business pitches • 1,000 attendees
• Lunch & Learns
Incentivizing Business Mixes
Jumpstart Success
Build a tool-kit
Educate the business community
Track success
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Track Success
• 22 New Businesses
• 205 Jobs
• $5M in Private Investment
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