January 14, 2021 | Now Open: Nominations for the Mary Means Leadership Award | Nominations for the Mary Means Leadership Awards are Open! Since its founding, the Main Street program’s success has depended upon the vision and determination of leaders committed to community...
January 14, 2021 | Jump off the Business Recruitment Train: The Real Returns are in Cultivating Local Entrepreneurship | By: Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Vice President of Revitalization Programs, NMSC | Historically, whether it’s been traditional economic development or Main Street economic...
January 13, 2021 | The Grills Fund for Main Street Revitalization: Project Progress | In May, eight Accredited Main Street America Programs received $10,000 each from the Grills Fund for Main Street Revitalization to implement innovative projects to address the current and/or legacy impacts...
January 12, 2021 | Just Released! Main Street's Comeback | We are excited to announce that Main Street’s Comeback and How It Can Come Back Again , the new book by Mary Means, is now available. Covering more than 40 years of the Main Street revitalization movement, the book recounts the...
January 12, 2021 | Announcing the “At Your Side” Small Business Grant Program | As small businesses continue to weather the challenges of the pandemic, we’ve teamed up with Brother International on a grant program to provide support. The “At Your Side” Small Business Grant Program will...
January 8, 2021 | 2020 Year in Review: A Letter to the Network | By: Patrice Frey, President & CEO, NMSC | Main Street America Network, Unfortunately, this week – like so many in recent memory – has brought with it renewed national anguish, with the violent insurrection at the...
January 6, 2021 | Main Street America and The Hartford Award More Than $430,000 in Grants to Small Businesses | Top photo from left to right: Bricolage Art Collective: Paducah, KY, Credit: Landee Bryant; Curitiba Art Cafe: Fredericksburg, VA, Credit: Curtiba Art Cafe; MiLadies...
December 22, 2020 | HartBeat of Main Street Grant Program: First Round Recipient Spotlights | Top (left to right): The Bankery in Skowhegan, Maine; Center of the Yarniverse in Ashland, Virginia; Tina's Timeless Threads in Dover, Delaware; and Griff Goods in Opelika, Alabama .Bottom (left...
December 22, 2020 | HartBeat of Main Street Grant Program: Spotlighting Tina's Timeless Threads | Left: The new Point of Sale at Tina's Timeless Threads. Center: A model shows off an outfit on the new website platform. Right: New security monitors at the shop. Photos courtesy of Tina...
December 22, 2020 | Congress Throws Lifeline to Small Businesses, But Fight for Main Streets Continues into New Year | By: Patrice Frey, President & CEO, NMSC | Dear Main Street America Network, Last night both houses of Congress passed the Coronavirus Response And Relief...
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