Downtown Community Comes Out on the Weekend!

Our Downtown Community came out to show their support for weekend hours at local businesses Sunday by packing the new Starbucks on Market Street.

Christina Jedra at the News Journal wrote about the effort - here's some excerpts:

Dozens of downtown Wilmington residents bought Starbucks coffee on Sunday in a concerted show of support for one of the few Market Street businesses open seven days a week.

"The whole thing is to give Starbucks a reason to stay open on Sundays and attract other businesses," said Will Minster, director of Business Development for Downtown Visions.

Click Here for the whole story.

In the afternoon, Wilmington artists gathered to discuss ways to collaborate on projects and improve the city through their talents.

I look forward to seeing our Downtown continue to grow and thrive all week long.

Marty

October Workshops at Inspiration Space

There are some truly incredible resources available for entrepreneurs, employers, and job-seekers at the Wilmington Library Inspiration Space.

Below are just some of the classes and workshops being offered in October - you can find ore information by clicking here.

I hope you can take advantage of these impressive offers and share this information with others.

Marty

Business Resiliency Workshop at Wilmington Library Aug. 29

This was just published by Scott Goss at the News Journal:

Entrepreneurs can face a host of obstacles in running their business, ranging from marketing and accounting to immediate public safety crises.

The Delaware Small Business Development Center and Downtown Visions are hoping to help companies prepare for those eventualities by hosting a free, two-hour business resiliency workshop in downtown Wilmington on Aug. 29.

You can read the complete piece with details by clicking here.

This will be an important workshop with a lot of valuable information for entrepreneurs and businesses throughout the area.

WHAT: Small Business Resiliency Check Up

WHEN: Monday, August 29, 5:30 PM

WHERE: Wilmington Library - 10 E. 10th Street, Wilmington

Click Here to RSVP for this free workshop.

I hope to see you there.

Marty

#BlackJobsMatter

Friends,

This Wednesday evening, the play #BlackJobsMatter, A Wilmington Experiment, will be performed at World Cafe Live at the Queen. I'll invite Professor Gregory Lloyd Morris to share about it:

Click Here to Reserve your tickets for FREE.

Here's more information:

#blackjobsmatter…a Wilmington experiment, is a one-act play that briefly examines the lives of unemployed blacks in the city of Wilmington, from three different perspectives. 

#blackjobsmatter…a Wilmington experiment is a movement born out of the desire to employ the over 9000+ unemployed black men in the City of Wilmington. The movement is based on three key areas:

1. The solution to the crime problem is not more cops. It is jobs.
2. The solution to better academic performance of inner city kids is not new schools or different teachers, it is a safe nurturing home so our kids can do their homework and get parental encouragement. Jobs bring the father back into the home and create that atmosphere.
3. The solution to balancing the city's budget is to get people off of welfare and onto the tax-paying rolls. Jobs do that.

 The overall result of these things is to restore respect for parents and for themselves.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EDT) 

WHERE: Queen Theater - 500 N. Market st. , Wilmington, Delaware 19801 

I hope you will join me at this important event.

Marty

FOX 29 Features Downtown Wilmington

On July 8, viewers throughout the mid-Atlantic region got to see how great Downtown Wilmington is through the live broadcast by FOX 29 during their Good Day show.

Throughout the morning, Wilmington business owners, residents, artists, elected officials, singers, and entrepreneurs were featured.

Here's a look at some of what the viewers saw:

Click Here to watch some of the broadcast.

I am thrilled that the good people at Good Day on Fox 29 came to spend their morning with us!

Marty