1986-87: Burnet Avenue Business Association Development Plan; Cincinnati, Ohio

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Hired by City Department of Community development to facilitate an overall planning process for all small business owners on Burnet Avenue; running between Erkenbrecker and Forest avenues. Assistance defined was: formulation of an overall business plan for actions and improvements in the physical structures and business needs of each. Once plan had been initially created a cost estimate was generated to illustrate the overall financial need for the listed and agreed to priorities. The major intent was to aid businesses in planning, understanding economic income stabilization or possible growth if at all appropriate.

 

Met with each individual business owner(s) and obtained historical data on business, the state of its fiscal positioning, it issues preventing increase income potential, space requirements and adequacy, establishing action steps for 5 to ten years outlook, and, then collectively assembling overall district issues needing attention.  Final plan was presented to City for Business Association.

 

Facilitation: Key Groups/Participants

                                                Burnet Avenue Business Association

                                                Avondale Community Council               

                                                Special Consultant to Avondale Community

                                                City Department of Community Development Staff

                                                City Planning Department Staff

                                                Individual Owners                                                                                 

Results:

                                                Burnet Avenue Business Association’s first Development Business Plan

                                                Business Owner engaged in the process of planning and looking to future

                                                Recognition by City Department as being serious about its priorities

                                                Avondale Community making progress on City acceptance of some of its needs