Please join us for our NIEBNA Business Community Forum!

This is an opportunity for our local businesses to get updates from Hennepin County on the road construction project schedule, learn about how to access resources available to support businesses, interact with other local business owners / proprietors and discuss how NIEBNA can best support our local businesses.

Join us in person or via Zoom.

Agenda

Construction Status and Available Support 10 minutes

• Hennepin and First Ave Roadway Improvements – Sam – Hennepin County Project Manager
• Elevate Hennepin connects businesses to tools, resources, and experts that support business goals – Raquel Strand

Yelp: Free tools for you! 25 minutes

• Yelp best (free) practices / tools for business – Mikhala Stutzman, Yelp Community Manager (30 min)

Looking Ahead: How and where can NIEBNA support you? 15 minutes

• Open discussion on priorities for local businesses, what the businesses want to do together, and how NIEBNA can facilitate / support going forward
• Future Opportunities for NI-EB Businesses to consider – All
• New East Hennepin Celebration – Street re-opening event upon construction completion
• Fall event @ Riverplace – Riverplace management has a number of ideas to become more engaged in community and floated idea of a Sept event (big anniversary for building)
• Shopping Local Passport Stamp, Street / Block Party / Fall Oktoberfest Celebration, Other

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