9 owners, wannabe business owners on topics such as Startup Assistance, Marketing Assistance, Sales Coaching, Operations Coaching, and Finance and Accounting Coaching. BUSINESS PROMOTION One major accomplishment by the EVC, in collaboration with the Design Team, was the design and installation of three Wayfinding Signs in major traffic areas around town. This project was made possible through the generosity of anonymous donors who funded $9000 of the project, with additional financial support from the Village Council and the Revitalize Board. The specific goal of this sign project is to literally point customers to the front doors of our businesses. The signs were manufactured by Massie Sign and Art and include a detailed map of the business district as well as promotional information about key events in the Village. Similar signs may be added in other high traffic areas as funding permits. An important tool in business promotion is the use of Social Media, specifically the Google Search Engine. At the prompting of the Main Street Ohio Team, the EVC confirmed that all listed businesses in the Village have claimed their free Google Page and are using it to their advantage. Our Plan The EVC will continue to update the BOOMS Tracker System with the goal of completing current data input by the end of the 1st Quarter of 2026. The Tracker will then serve as a dynamic source of information that reflects the status of businesses in real time. In parallel, the EVC will actively seek to promote the availability of empty storefronts to potential business owners and entrepreneurs. The EVC will re-initiate contact with staff at the Berry Center for Free Enterprise, as well as continue to be a conduit between entrepreneurs/ business owners and the Small Business Development Center. EVC will also continue to pursue any opportunities available to promote State certification of women-owned businesses through the Ohio Department of Development. With the recent establishment of two significant businesses at the West side of the Village (Silver Cup Water Adventures and Reddy Electric) the EVC will connect with those businesses and strive to support them however possible. As in the previous year, a final, yet no less important, goal of the Economic Vitality Committee for 2026 is to foster better communications with and among all of the businesses in Cedarville and to encourage a spirit of community cohesiveness and economic vitality.
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