[OMS_MANAGERS] Business Plan Competition

[Director LGMSD]

Yes please, Kendall! I would very much appreciate it.
Taylor Scroggins, Executive Director
La Grande Main Street Downtown
102 Depot St
Office 541-963-1223
Cell 541-975-4591


On Tue, Aug 6, 2019 at 7:18 AM Kendall Bell <kendallbell945 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello everyone,  Klamath Falls offered a Business Plan competition a
> couple of years ago.  We modeled it after a great program in Coos Bay.
>  It involved approximately $6,000 in donated cash, (including a county
> economic development grant) and approximately $4,000 in donated marketing,
> advertising, and banking services.  I would be happy to share it with you
> if you would like.
> Kendall Bell
> KFDA
>
> On Aug 5, 2019, at 11:28 AM, Director LGMSD <
> director at lagrandemainstreet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello, everyone.
>
> We're considering a Business Plan competition here in La Grande, where the
> winner(s) would get to temporarily set up shop in one of our vacant store
> fronts. Our goal is to fill a vacancy temporarily while the building owner
> courts long-term tenants, encourage a new business by lowering the
> barrier-to-entry for a brick and mortar store, and in general see what
> kinds of potential new businesses are simmering just under the surface so
> we can help them come to fruition.
>
> Have any of your communities had such a contest before? And if so, how
> were they structured and promoted?
>
> Thanks so much,
> Taylor Scroggins, Executive Director
> La Grande Main Street Downtown
> 102 Depot St
> Office 541-963-1223
> Cell 541-975-4591
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/oms_managers/attachments/20190806/bb26855e/attachment.html>