New Decatur-Based Program Created To Help Small Business Owners Move Into Retail Space

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August 11th, 2021

Shirley Baylis, the downtown program manager for the City of Decatur, discusses the goals and application process for the Decatur Downtown Development Authority’s newly created retail recruitment incubator program.

Courtesy of Shirley Baylis

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.

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