Our Impact:
East Somerville Main Streets aims to improve the life of our community by
building investment, connection and pride in our main street.
Technical Assistance Projects East Somerville Main Streets works alongside local businesses to find strategies to address a wide variety of improvement needs. A majority of the businesses that we assist are minority-owned micro-enterprises.
Some examples of Technical Assistance projects we've provided to local businesses include:
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Marketing and online presence
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Displacement assistance
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Business growth and expansion projects.
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Neighborhood “Placemaking” Projects Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of communities.
Placemaking capitalizes on a local community's assets and potential, with the intention of promoting the overall health, happiness, and wellbeing of a neighborhood.​​