Main Street

The three million businesses that line the main streets and side streets of the local economies. These businesses are diverse and include retail shops, small grocery stores, personal services such as hair and nail salons and spas, hardware stores, local contractors, restaurants, trade services such as plumbers and electricians, and small manufacturers and wholesalers. The health of these businesses is directly related to the health of the local economies in which they operate, which is why their success is vital to the communities they serve.

Pandemic Primer: How SMBs Can Embrace The Digital Shift
Pandemic Primer: How SMBs Can Embrace The Digital Shift
June 01, 2020  |  Retail

Small to medium-sized retailers, the denizens of Main Street, are facing an existential crisis in the face of the pandemic. No news there. The situation...

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Main Street’s Pandemic-Led Shift To Digital Innovation
Main Street’s Pandemic-Led Shift To Digital Innovation
May 29, 2020  |  Today In Data

The lockdown of the United States economy, which was designed to slow the coronavirus’ spread, changed the way consumers browse, shop and pay for purchases....

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Saving Main Street: How A Business School Is Helping Toronto SMB Retailers
Saving Main Street: How A Business School Is Helping Toronto SMB Retailers
May 29, 2020  |  Retail

If there’s a playbook for Main Street’s migration to digital, Toronto’s Schulich School of Business is authoring a very effective chapter. It starts with a...

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New Data: Inside Main Street SMB’s Digital Shift
New Data: Inside Main Street SMB’s Digital Shift
May 28, 2020  |  Coronavirus

When the United States economy locked down to slow the spread of the coronavirus, it rapidly and radically altered the way consumers browsed, shopped and...

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The Blueprint For Rethinking Main Street
The Blueprint For Rethinking Main Street
May 27, 2020  |  SMBs

For the small shops and independently owned restaurants that line America’s Main Streets from coast to coast, the past eight weeks have been a difficult...

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FinTechs Help Main Street Find Its Footing
FinTechs Help Main Street Find Its Footing
May 25, 2020  |  SMBs

Following the frantic dash among small businesses for a portion of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding, small businesses were faced with some difficult...

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Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs
Philly Consortium Advances ‘Regenerator’ Concept For SMBs
May 22, 2020  |  Retail

The data painted a dark picture for Main Street retail this week, with a new Facebook & Small Business Roundtable study showing that over 30...

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How Big Tech And FinTech Are Trying to Save Main Street SMBs
How Big Tech And FinTech Are Trying to Save Main Street SMBs
May 20, 2020  |  SMBs

Most businesses have been hit hard by the global pandemic, but perhaps no segment has been more crippled or left with a future more uncertain than...

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Saving Main Street: Alliance Stands Up For SMB Policies
Saving Main Street: Alliance Stands Up For SMB Policies
May 15, 2020  |  Retail

If anyone is on the front lines of Main Street’s struggle to survive, it’s Amanda Ballantyne. As the executive director of the Main Street Alliance,...

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