Main Street Beat
Main Street Beat
Julie Sloan
We love downtowns - the people, the places and the stories. On the Main Street Beat we tell those stories and build advocacy for Main Streets across the nation. Host Julie Sloan covers noteworthy topics, success stories and advice from small business owners, downtown organizers and everyday experts who do the important work to help our nation's hometown communities reach their full potential. We’d like to hear from you! Send us topic suggestions or contact us to become a guest at [email protected]. Be sure to check out all of our resources to drum up more business on your main street at https://www.mainstreetnation.com
Want to Start a Podcast For Your Community Organization?  Find Out How this Chamber of Commerce Did Just That!
Podcasting is more popular than ever and can deliver powerful results for your downtown organization. Today’s show covers how one Chamber of Commerce jumped into the podcast arena and set about creating their very own show designed to support their members and educate their community.
Jan 14, 2022
14 min
Got Parking Concerns?  Giving Food Trucks a Go? Turn these Common Dilemmas into Opportunities for your Downtown!
In this episode, you’ll hear the second part of our conversation with Shannon Laing, the Lincoln Park Main Street Programming Director in Duluth Minnesota, about the common issues facing her community.
Dec 13, 2021
9 min
Award-Winning COVID Relief Strategies Worth Considering for your Downtown
Learn why the Main Street Lincoln Park program of Duluth, MN was chosen as a 2020 Main Street Forward Award Winner in their effort to support local businesses during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Dec 10, 2021
11 min
Does your Downtown Need Revitalizing? Get Inspired by These Strategies from an Award Winning Program Director
We're sharing a success story from a Main Street Program Director who took on a disjointed community and dug deep to discover and overcome perception problems and disinvestment challenges, along with other obstacles.
Dec 1, 2021
15 min
Main Street Beat - Trailer
We love downtowns - the people, the places and the stories. Here, we tell those stories and build advocacy for Main Streets across the nation. Listen to the trailer to learn more about what you’ll hear on each podcast episode.
Nov 2, 2021
2 min