Posted On April 14, 2021
Gloucester’s Main Street Preservation Trust was one of six winners of the Main Street Forward Awards, which recognize communities that have shown exemplary recovery and resilience efforts amid the multiple crises of 2020.
Selected from among 68 submissions by a national jury of economic development experts, the Main Street Preservation Trust was honored for its Downtown Dollars program, which raised nearly $150,000 in gift card sales to local businesses and benefited Gloucester health care workers.
“Gloucester Village has not seen one single business shutter due to COVID-19, and it’s a direct result of the Downtown Dollars program,” said Main Street America’s President and CEO Patrice Frey. “Not only was the e-gift card program a big success in Gloucester, but it also offers a local economic stimulus model for other commercial districts around the country.”
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Main Street America offers grants to small businesses affected by pandemic
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GREAT FALLS â A new grant that could help some small businesses affected by the pandemic is about to become available. Main Street America has partnered with Brother International to create the âAt Your Sideâ program.
Brick-and-mortar businesses in historic or downtown areas in Main Street communities or Urban-Main corridors can apply for grants of $5,000 to $10,000. That includes businesses in Great Falls.
The program is designed to provide critical resources and marketing support to small businesses. It s a very open-ended usage of the grant. They can be used for rent, for payroll, for modifications to your space you might need to make. So we re really pleased to be able to offer these,â Main Street America CEO Patrice Frey said.
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