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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

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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

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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

Questions?