Benefits of Alberta Main Street

BENEFITS OF MAIN STREET®
For Retail Business Owners • Increased foot traffic & sales • Improved image • Increased value of business • Coordinated efforts between local businesses • Increased quality of life • Educational opportunities • District marketing strategies • Better business mix • Community pride • Infrastructure for addressing needs/issues	For Commercial Property Owners • Increased occupancy rates • Rent stabilization or increase • Increased property values • Increased stability • Assistance with tax credits, grants, loan programs, design and cooperative maintenance • Communication medium with other property owners • Better district image
For Service Business Owners • Image building/improvement • New/renewed/repeated exposure • Increased variety of services • Healthier economy generates new/more businesses • Increased population, new customers • Improved image, creates new market	For Local Residents and Consumers • Enhanced marketplace • Sense of pride in business district • Social/cultural activities • Sense of community • Opportunity to participate/volunteer • Better communication • Property values increase
For Utilities • Additional business customers • Longer business hours • More employees • Healthy businesses • Healthy economy • Ensure quality in Main Street public improvements	For Financial Institutions • Community Reinvestment Act compliance • Potential growth for loans, deposits, and other services • Improved image and good will • Survival of community, critical to bank success and economic stability
For Municipal Government • Healthy economy & more jobs • Positive perception community • Better relations between local government and private sector • Increased tax base • Increased tourism • Increased property values • Increased volunteer base for city • Impetus for public improvements • Information resource for city leaders