Main and Makers

Championing Makers and Greater Main Street

by: Kevin Broadwater, Thought Leader & Web Guy

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The Ethos

Unlocking the synergistic power of Makers and Greater Main Street is a timely strategy to spark local success.Makers are industrious people who use talents and skills to produce products that fill a need for customers.Products made by Makers range from handcrafted to machine-produced. Regardless of the tools leveraged to create each product, the Maker is at the helm steering the ship.And Greater Main Street?Greater Main Street as used here includes ...

  • Main Street Proper

  • Off Main Side Streets

  • Beyond Downtown

  • Metaphoric Main Street

It's all about local communities.Makers launching local businesses - then daily grabbing lunch at a favorite home-cookin’ spot, sippin' cups of joe from the new rustic or coastal-themed coffee stand, using goods made just around the corner, and producing great products that are appreciated locally and beyond.Depending on a range of factors - from product type to safety standards, Maker-Founders may even ...

  • Invite the public in for supervised workspace tours

  • Build products in the back and feature retail up front

It’s a new-fashioned movement - and a model for local economic development, with echoes of the producer vibe that once powered our cities and towns

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