There’s a new push to make sure small business owners are successful.
The Decatur Downtown Development Authority (DDA) recently approved 25,000 to launching a retail recruitment incubator program.
Shirley Baylis, the Downtown Program Manager for the City of Decatur, who also wrote the program, says the goal of the initiative is to recruit more retail businesses into a brick-and-mortar location downtown.
Baylis, a guest on Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” told show host Rose Scott that the pilot program will bring together six small business owners who will lease a shared space.
Baylis says the DDA will cover half of the lease cost and business owners will be paired with mentors, receive monthly training and other resources.
