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Browse allEach week, join host Matt Wagner, Ph.D., as he travels the country and takes a deep dive into the personal journeys of downtown and neighborhood entrepreneurs — the stories that far too often go unheard.
Supported by American Express, learn more about the 2025 Backing Small Businesses grant program's most recent round of grant funding, intended for locally significant small businesses to fund projects that promote sustainable growth, enhance long-term resilience, and increase local impact.
Take the stress out of social media for your business? In this webinar, discover how to create a content plan that works. Learn how to confidently go live on Facebook and YouTube to engage your customers and highlight your expertise.
In this episode of the Main Street Business Insights podcast, host Matt Wagner speaks with Rachel Latimer, Owner and Scent Specialist of DANE Fragrance in Ukiah, California.
Nine lessons learned from the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems pilot program.
In this beginner-friendly webinar, discover how your small business can use artificial intelligence to simplify everyday tasks, save time, and grow more efficiently.
In this episode of the Main Street Business Insights podcast, host Matt Wagner speaks with Kirsten Gjesdal, a small business owner and community leader in Brookings, South Dakota.
In this episode, host Matt Wagner is joined by Michael Powe, Senior Director of Research at Main Street America, to discuss the findings from Main Street America's recent Spring 2025 Small Business Profiles Survey.
Struggling to describe your business in a way that clicks with customers? This free, on-demand training will help small business owners write compelling descriptions and utilize AI to refine their messaging.
In this episode, host Matt Wagner discusses the current economic challenges facing small businesses and offers strategies and innovative pivots to better navigate these turbulent headwinds.
Seeking to elevate your marketing materials but not quite ready to hire a designer? In this webinar, learn how to navigate Canva, an easy-to-use design tool that makes branding your business simple!
In this episode, host Matt Wagner visits San Germán, Puerto Rico for a discussion with Roberto Melendez, owner of local restaurant, Pórticos 1606. Their conversation explores natural disaster preparedness and the resiliency required to guide a business through unforeseen global events.
This self-guided training will help you build a a robust environment to support small business creation and sustainability.
Applications are now open for the broader round of the Backing Small Businesses grant program, supported by American Express, which will award 400 grants of $10,000 to help locally significant small businesses overcome economic hardship, invest in growth, and make a meaningful impact in their communities.
Main Street Morgantown leveraged strategic partnerships to create a retail incubator that supports downtown, the local university, and the local arts community.
Meet 100 resilient small business owners rebuilding with support from our disaster recovery grant program, part of the Backing Small Businesses program supported by American Express.
Joi Cuartero Austin, Gustavo Ustariz, and Wendy Otero attended the Global Entrepreneurship Congress and shared their takeaways.
Learn how plug-in spaces promote social connections and foster community and connection.
Nine lessons learned from the Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems pilot program.
Learn how Elgin Downtown Neighborhood Association worked with Recast City to grow their small-scale manufacturing ecosystem.
LGBTQ+ business owners, workers, and customers have a significant impact on local economies. Learn how your community can foster belonging to support more inclusive economic growth.
The Backing Small Businesses grant program, supported by American Express, is now accepting applications for a round of Disaster Recovery grants. Grant funds will support locally significant and economically vulnerable small businesses that have been impacted by the California Wildfires and other FEMA-declared disasters on or after January 1, 2024. Businesses can apply for one of 100 available $10,000 grants to support their recovery efforts.
The results of our Spring 2025 Small Business Profiles Survey show increasing economic anxieties among Main Street business owners across the country.
Eight communities have been selected to receive the 2025 Small Business Accelerator grants, in partnership with The Hartford.
Join host Matt Wagner for his conversation on the current economic challenges facing small businesses and the strategies and innovative pivots that can help better navigate these turbulent headwinds.
