Small businesses located within the Main Street Charles City downtown district are invited to compete for up to $25,000.
Main Street Iowa’s annual Open 4 Business program supports existing businesses and revitalization in the more than 50 Main Street Iowa communities. For the contest, entrepreneurs will outline a business development or expansion idea, such as additional services and product offerings or needed equipment. Applicants also must submit a short video highlighting their business project and how it will benefit their community’s economic climate.
Eligible businesses are for-profit and have been operating for at least one year in a Main Street district. A 25 percent cash match is required and only one application is allowed per Main Street community.
To determine which local business will represent Charles City, applications must be submitted to the Main Street Charles City office by 4 p.m. Monday, April 14th. If more than one application is received, the Business Improvement Committee of Main Street Charles City will judge which application it feels is the most competitive to be sent on to the state level.
State competition applications will be reviewed by Main Street Iowa staff to advance five finalists to the state competition on August 4th in Muscatine, where they will pitch their expansion ideas before a panel of judges.
For complete details, contact Community Development Director Mark Wicks at Main Street Charles City, (641) 228-2335 or email [email protected].
