Small business support and recruitment
Summary
The board wants to survey local businesses about their needs — staffing, equipment, marketing, training — and hold stakeholder meetings beyond just chamber members. A prior survey got only ~20 responses, so reaching people is the challenge. Customer service training came up repeatedly.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
Tied to a beautification grant requiring roughly $1.5 million in business improvements.
Page's roughly 200-plus additional licensed businesses and their workers.
Two business owners have been left waiting on promised reimbursements.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Economic Development Advisory Board - Oct 26, 2026
The board wants to understand what local businesses need, but old business surveys only drew about 20 responses. Staff will dig up past survey records before a new survey is designed — after a backlog of other city surveys clears.
Economic Development Advisory Board - Sep 28, 2026
The board wants to survey local businesses about their needs — staffing, equipment, marketing, training — and hold stakeholder meetings beyond just chamber members. A prior survey got only ~20 responses, so reaching people is the challenge. Customer service training came up repeatedly.
City Council - May 27, 2026
Two local business owners already upgraded their storefronts expecting reimbursement, but the grant program fell through the cracks when an employee left. Council agreed to bring it back — through the Economic Development Advisory Board first.
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