Webinar: Strengthening Your Business Community: The Importance of Regular Check-Ins
Wednesday, June 28th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join us for an informative webinar on the importance of regular check-ins with your business community to ensure the health of your local economy. As a Main Street director, it is crucial to support and strengthen the businesses in your community by regularly checking in with business owners to understand their challenges, successes, and needs. In this webinar, Justin from Urality will explore why check-ins are important, how check-ins can impact your long-term success as a Main Street, how to conduct effective check-ins, and the tools and processes that will make them an essential tool for your economic development. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your business community and ensure the success of your local economy!
About Justin:
Justin Copenhaver is the CEO and Founder of Urality, a technology company dedicated to improving community and economic development. With a 20-year technology background in enterprise SaaS, GIS, and Augmented Reality, Justin has spent the last five years working closely with main streets and business improvement districts (BIDs) to utilize technology to improve both community based marketing and economic development initiatives.
Financial Tools & Incentives for Downtown Revitalization: Historic Preservation Tax Credits and the Main Street Approach Workshop
Wednesday, June 7th – 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
OJ Work Auditorium – Wadsworth
Join us for a conversation about community development, and how to create vibrant downtowns and thriving communities through the Main Street approach. Then, participate in a deep-dive discussion on the Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs for historic building rehabilitation. Learn how to qualify, apply, and use the financing tools you need to breathe new life into your historic structures.
Agenda
9:30 AM: Registration & Morning Refreshments
10:00 AM: An overview of community revitalization, and the role of preservation and revitalization in community pride and quality of life. Introduction to the Ohio Main Street Program for sustainable downtown revitalization – Heritage Ohio Staff
11:00 AM : Understanding the National Register of Historic Places
11:30 AM: Overview of the Certified Local Government (CLG) Program
12:30 PM: Lunch (included with registration)
1:00 PM: The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
2:00 PM: The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
3:00 PM: Q&A
Financial Tools & Incentives for Downtown Revitalization: Historic Preservation Tax Credits and the Main Street Approach Workshop
Wednesday, May 24th – 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Buckeye Hills Regional Council Office – Marietta
Join us for a conversation about community development, and how to create vibrant downtowns and thriving communities through the Main Street approach. Then, participate in a deep-dive discussion on the Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs for historic building rehabilitation. Learn how to qualify, apply, and use the financing tools you need to breathe new life into your historic structures.
Agenda
9:30 AM: Registration & Morning Refreshments
10:00 AM: An overview of community revitalization, and the role of preservation and revitalization in community pride and quality of life. Introduction to the Ohio Main Street Program for sustainable downtown revitalization – Heritage Ohio Staff
11:00 AM : Understanding the National Register of Historic Places
11:30 AM: Overview of the Certified Local Government (CLG) Program
12:30 PM: Lunch (included with registration)
1:00 PM: The Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
2:00 PM: The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program
3:00 PM: Q&A
Financial Tools & Incentives for Downtown Revitalization: Historic Preservation Tax Credits and the Main Street Approach Workshop
Thursday, February 23rd – 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Southeast Ohio History Center
Join us for a conversation about community development, and how to create vibrant downtowns and thriving communities through the Main Street approach. Then, participate in a deep-dive discussion on the Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs for historic building rehabilitation. Learn how to qualify, apply, and use the financing tools you need to breathe new life into your historic structures.
Agenda
9:30 AM: Registration & Morning Refreshments
10:00 AM: An overview of community revitalization, and the role of preservation and revitalization in community pride and quality of life. Introduction to the Ohio Main Street Program for sustainable downtown revitalization – Heritage Ohio Staff
11:30 AM : Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits – Sam DeCillis, State Historic Preservation Office
12:30 PM: Lunch (included with registration)
1:00 PM: The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program – Lisa Brownell, Ohio Department of Development
2:00 PM: Community Reinvestment Act overview – Phyllicia Faieta & Peter Vail, City of Lancaster
3:00 PM: Q&A
Historic Preservation Tax Credit Workshop
Thursday, November 10th – 9:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Ariel Broadway Hotel, Lorain
Join us for a deep-dive explanation on the Federal and State Historic Tax Credit incentives for historic building rehabilitation. Learn how to qualify, apply, and use the financing tools you need to breathe new life into your historic structures.
The seminar is presented thanks to generous funding by The Nord Family Foundation and the Community Foundation of Lorain County, in partnership with Heritage Ohio.
Agenda
9:30 AM: Registration & Morning Refreshments
10:00 AM: Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits – Mariangela Pfister, State Historic Preservation Office
11:00 AM : The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program – Lisa Brownell, Ohio Department of Development
12:00 PM: Lunch (included with registration)
1:00 PM: Using New Market Tax Credits – Amanda Read & Annette Stevenson, Novogradac
2:00 PM: The Developer’s Perspective, Radhika Reddy, Developer & Owner, Ariel Broadway Hotel
REGISTRATION IS NOW FULL & CLOSED. ON-SITE REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE OFFERED.
We hope you can join us at our next historic tax credit workshop in 2023.
Webinar: Small Business Administration Tools and Programs: Orientation for Economic Developers
Wednesday, October 12th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- What programs does SBA have to support Main Street Small Businesses?
- What tools does the SBA make available to small businesses to help them succeed?
- How does the SBA Cleveland District Office work with local economic development officials?
Small businesses around the country became much more aware of the SBA during the pandemic due to the highly popular Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, Shuttered Venue and Restaurant Revitalization Grants, and more. However, with those programs now sunset and businesses resuming a “new-normal,” what resources are still available from the SBA. How can local Economic Development operatives leverage those resources to help their core merchants thrive?
Presenter
Raymond Graves is the Lead Lender Relations Specialist for the SBA Cleveland District Office. He was previously the credit officer and loan officer for a Chicago-based Certified Development Company, operating the SBA 504. He started his career at SBA at the Columbus Ohio district office and has spent the last 25 years working in small business finance in various roles. He is an NDC-certified Economic Development Finance Professional and a graduate of The Ohio State University and Tufts University (Medford, MA).