My Main Street My Boston Coalition to host
Mayoral Forum on Small Business Development
Monday, August 19th at Strand Theatre
BOSTON, MA (August 6, 2013) --The My Main Street, My Boston Coalition, a
collection of local Main Street organizations, will host a Mayoral Forum on
Monday, August 19th at 6:30pm at the Strand Theatre in Upham’s
Corner at 543 Columbia Road in Dorchester.
All 12 mayoral candidates have been invited and will be in attendance. The forum
will be free and open to the public, and local residents and businesses are
encouraged to attend.
The purpose of this forum is to give the candidates an opportunity to discuss
the importance of small businesses in the neighborhoods of Boston. Issues
include challenges in opening a small business, job creation, financial
assistance and the large impact small businesses have on the economic vitality
of the neighborhoods in which they operate.
The moderator, WGBH journalist Callie Crossley, will ask each of the candidates
the same opening question which will be developed in advance by small business
owners.
The forum will also serve as a kickoff to a larger campaign around the
importance of neighborhood small business development. For more details or
questions on the August 19th forum, please call Max Gruner, Executive Director
of East Boston Main Streets, at 617-561-1044 or visit
www.mymainstreetmyboston.org .
East Boston Main Streets is a public/private partnership initiative of Boston
Main Streets, which was established by Mayor Thomas M. Menino. The program has
been operating in East Boston since 1995 to create a vibrant business district
by initiating private and public improvements, promoting commerce, and
supporting efforts to improve the quality of life for all who live, work and do
business in East Boston. East Boston Gateway, Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization
Recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
