West Broadway Area Coalition

THE WEST BROADWAY BUSINESS COALITION LEADS INITIATIVES TO BRING BUSINESSES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND NEIGHBORS TOGETHER TO CREATE AN INVITING AND VITAL WEST BROADWAY CORRIDOR THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE NORTHSIDE INTO A THRIVING ECONOMIC COMMUNITY.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: NORTHSIDE BUSINESS LUNCHEONS: NORTHSIDE BUSINESS LUNCHEONS ARE MONTHLY GATHERINGS FOR NETWORKING AND INFO ON SELECT TOPICS WITH LUNCH PROVIDED FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND CATERERS IN MINNEAPOLIS. CO-HOSTED BY THE WEST BROADWAY BUSINESS & AREA COALITION (WBC) AND THE NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON). B-TAP: PROVIDE DIRECT BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND MICROENTERPRISES LOCATED IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE GOAL OF THE BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (B-TAP) IS TO HELP SMALL, MINNEAPOLIS-BASED BUSINESSES START OR EXPAND AND SUPPORT JOB CREATION IN THE CITY. RESTORE NORTH: PROVIDE SUPPORT TO BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE LOCATION OF OPERATION IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS WERE IMPACTED BY THE CIVIL UNREST THAT FOLLOWED THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.

OUTREACH/EVENTS - FLOW NORTHSIDE ARTS CRAWL: SINCE 2006, FLOW HAS BECOME BOTH A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION AND THE PREMIER ART EVENT IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. FLOW IS A NON-JURIED, SELF GUIDED TOUR OF STUDIOS, GALLERIES, THEATERS, COMMERCIAL AND VACANT SPACES OVER A MILE AND A HALF OF THE WEST BROADWAY CORRIDOR. FROM B-BOYS TO BALLET, GRAFFITI TO GRAPHITE, RAP TO RHAPSODY, FINE ARTIST TO ARTS, PRACTICING TO PROFESSIONAL, FLOW SHOWCASES THE GREAT ART BEING MADE EVERY DAY ON THE NORTHSIDE. FLOW IS A PROGRAM OF THE WEST BROADWAY COALITION THAT SHOWCASES OVER NORTHSIDE ARTISTS OF ALL AGES AND EXPERIENCES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE COMMUNITY WITH AN EXCITING WEEKEND OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. OPEN STREETS WEST BROADWAY: OPEN STREETS MINNEAPOLIS IS PART OF A GLOBAL MOVEMENT TO MAKE STREETS PLACES THAT PUT PEOPLE FIRST. DURING THESE FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS LOCAL NONPROFIT OUR STREETS MINNEAPOLIS PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES TO CAR TRAFFIC, OPENING THEM TO PEOPLE BIKING, WALKING, ROLLING, AND CONNECTING WITH NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. OPEN STREETS MINNEAPOLIS EVENTS HELP US EXPERIENCE STREETS AS PUBLIC SPACES WHERE COMMUNITIES THRIVE. THESE EVENTS SPARK TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGES IN HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT STREETS. AT EACH OPEN STREETS MINNEAPOLIS EVENT, LOCAL BUSINESSES, ARTISTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND INSTITUTIONS COME OUT INTO THE STREET TO PLAY. BLACK FRIDAY ON BROADWAY: BLACK FRIDAY ON BROADWAY (BFOB) IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NORTHSIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY NETWORK (NEON) AND THE WEST BROADWAY BUSINESS AND AREA COALITION (WBC). IT ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS ON BLACK FRIDAY AND SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY - WHILE PROMOTING HOLIDAY SHOPPING IN THE RICHLY DIVERSE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS.