Presented By: George Venios – Main Street Manger, Milton, PA€¦ · Jan. through Aug. 2012 •eedback & Approval of all BoardsJan. – F • Create Junior Programs • Provide

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Presented By: George Venios – Main Street Manger, Milton, PA

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Teenagers in Five

Central Pennsylvania Communities are :

- “Junior” Members of Revitalization Organizations - Being Trained in Business Management

- Learning to Be Entrepreneurs - Actual “Hands-on” Business Operation

In hopes that they will remain in Central PA

What is a Main Street Program?

• Program is used to revitalize older, traditional business districts throughout the United States. • Common-sense way to address the variety of issues and problems that face traditional business districts. • Encourage economic development within the context of historic preservation in ways appropriate to today's marketplace. • Advocate rebuilding of traditional commercial districts based on their unique assets: distinctive architecture, a pedestrian-friendly environment, personal service, local ownership, and a sense of community.

• TIME is a community-based, non-profit organization that facilitates Milton’s Main Street Program.

• TIME’s purpose is to enact positive change in the downtown business district . Programs include Façade grants, low interest loans, promotions and marketing, and fostering “partnerships”.

TIME for Teens “TIME for Teens” is an opportunity

for teenagers to express pride in their community by becoming a part of downtown revitalization efforts.

Historic Preservation - Education - Fitness & Health

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Community Service Project

- Annual Field Trips - Students learning about Downtown Revitalization and Milton History, which was added to curriculum

Teen Community Service Projects

MHS Building Trades Students

Teen Community Service Projects

Ashleigh Hauck MHS Senior Project Veteran’s Memorial

Walkway

Teen Community Service Projects

Jacob Bower Eagle Scout

Broadway Landscaping

County Juvenile Courts Community Service Projects

A Place for Local

High School Students to

“Call Their Own”

2006 – Co-founded by

Bucknell Students and

Local High School Students

Jungle Teen Center Program

“Business Enterprise” for Teens – by Teens

• Give the teenagers “a place to call their own.” • Empower them – for teens, by teens. • Let them manage it themselves. • And they will make it a clean, safe, place for leisure

time and social recreation.

• TIME for Teens Program in Milton • Junior Main Street Programs • Educational Entrepreneurship • Proposed Collaboration Project

November 2011

Adding Value “Regionally” Downtown Affiliates Group

Danville, Mifflinburg, Milton, Selinsgrove, Sunbury

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• Workforce Development • Entrepreneurial Training • Financial Literacy Training • Development of Leadership Skills

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BRAINSTORMING “Storefront” Business Sites

for Teens by Teens

Milton, Danville, Mifflinburg, Sunbury, Selinsgrove

• Each have a Teen Center • or, each have a unique business, Souvenir Shop, Magazine Store, Café, Thrift Store • or, develop a “Franchise”, each has the same business

• The Affiliates Group learned from the National Trust that there are only several dozen similar programs among 700+ Main Streets in the US • National Trust expressed an interest in possibly creating an expanded nationwide program • National Trust is planning an article in Main Street Now magazine about our project in Spring 2012 • Our program could become a nation-wide model because it adds needed entrepreneurial elements

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Creation of a Regional Program

Three Primary Objectives

“Junior” Main Street Groups

Entrepreneurial Training

Teen Business Enterprises

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First Objective “Junior” Main Street Groups

•Teaching students the value of region’s communities through participation in Main Street programs • Training students in financial/business literacy, and hopefully creating the entrepreneurs of tomorrow • Creating empowered civic minded citizens • Providing students with the roots to the community that prevents “brain drain”

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First Objective

“Junior” Main Street Groups (cont’d)

• OST – Out of School Time/After School Programs

• Student Groups lead by Adult Committees

• In collaboration with local public and private schools

• Understanding Main Street 4-Point Approach

• Knowledgeable of community history

• Involved in promotions and marketing activities

• Provide community service projects

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SECOND OBJECTIVE ENTREPRENURIAL TRAINING

• OST – Out of School Time/After School Programs • Structured Curriculum

o Financial Literacy Skills o Development of Leadership Skills

• Professional Instruction o Junior Achievement o Economics Pennsylvania o KIZ – Keystone Innovation Zone o Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)

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THIRD OBJECTIVE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

• Incubator sites • Downtown locations or non-physical business • Hands-on business ownership simulation • Managed and staffed by teens

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IMPLEMENTATION PHASES

Phase 1 – Concept

Phase 2 - Pilot

Phase 3 - Model

CONCEPT PHASE Jan. through Aug. 2012

• Jan. – Feedback & Approval of all Boards

• Create Junior Programs • Provide Entrepreneurial Training • Consider optional Hands-on sites

• Jan. 27th – Review / Feedback PDC & DCED • Feb. 15th - Magazine Draft due • March – Press Conference • April - Meet with students, all districts • Recruit student ambassadors

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PILOT PHASE Sept. 2012 through Aug. 2013

At all communities:

• Create student groups • Develop entrepreneurial training programs Various professional programs At Milton Only:

• Milton TBIZ operational • (Pilot headed Central PA Chamber)

• Jungle Teen Center • Property Maintenance Company

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MODEL PHASE Sept. 2013 through Aug. 2014

• Goal - all communities have flourishing Teen groups • Goal - all communities have business enterprises • Model developed for state & national use

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SUSTAINABILITY

• Regional Models to have own 501c3 • Program Policies and Procedures • Fiscal Management / Budget • Annual Fundraising and Fund Distribution

– Year 1: 30K Fundraiser / $6k ea. / 1yr. X 5 communities

• Annual Program Evaluations

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With a $500 Budget - Promotional Items to Consider for TBIZ

1. Apparel 2. Denim Ball Caps 3. USB 4G Flash Drives 4. Spiral Notebooks 5. Sticky Flags 6. Pens with and without Stylus 7. Cell Phone/Electronics Holder 8. Padfolios 9. Cinch Sacs 10. Insulated Lunch Tote 11. Reusable Shopping Bags 12. Wristbands

#1 Apparel and #2 Caps

T-Shirts/Denim Shirts • White TBIZ Logo T-Shirt • Reorders:24-35 shirts $9 • 36-71 shirts $7.56 • 72-143 shirts $6.60 • 144+ shirts $5.74 • Reorder Set Up Fees $28

• Denim TBIZ Embroidered Shirt • Reorders: 4-11 shirts $29.25 • 12-23 shirts $28.45 • 24-47 shirts $27.58 • No Reorder Set Up Fees

Denim Ball Caps with Embroidered Logo 4-11 Caps $10.40 12-23 Caps $9.60 24-48 Caps $8.73 49- ? Caps $ ? No Set Up Fee

#3 USB 4G Flash Drives Flash Drive with Stylus 4G Quantity begins 25 for $11.25 Item Color Blue Set Up Fee $55 Chinese New Year/Either Item will Ship After 3/4/13

Flash Drive without Stylus 4G Quantity beginning at 50 For $8.05 Item Color Blue Free Set Up and Freight Included

#4 Spiral Notebook and #5 Sticky Flags

Spiral Notebook in Blue with Plastic Pocket Quantity begins at 150 for $2.25 CLEARANCE Until 3/31/2013: ONLY BLACK while Supplies Last Quantity begins at 150 for $1.12 Set Up Fee for Both $45

Sticky Flags 60 Sheets with Mini Pen Quantities begin at 100 for $1.47 Set Up Fee $50

#6 Pens

Mini Pen with Stylus Quantity begins at 250 for $1.19 Color Blue Set Up Fee $40

• Twist open ballpoint pen with stylus cap and stretchable string attach to your cellphone 3.5mm jack

Pen without Stylus Quantity begins at 300 for $0.86 Available in Blue and Lime Green Set Up Fee Included

#7 Cell Phone/Electronics Holder

Cell Phone/Electronics • Standard Minimum

Quantity begins at 500 for $1.73

• **Less than Minimum is Available to Order for a Fee of $50 in addition to the Set Up Fee

• Quantity beginning at 75 is $1.73

• Set Up Fee $50

#8 Padfolios

• CLEARANCE: Small Padfolio while supplies last

• Was $4.10 • Now $2.70 Quantity begins at 75 • Includes 5”x 8” Tablet and Pen

Large Padfolio Quantity begins at 50 for $5.85 Includes 8.5” x 11” Tablet and Pen

Set Up Fee for Both $50

#9 Cinch Sac

Cinch Sac with ‘Splash’ Design Quantity begins at 100 for $2.18 Set Up Fee $52

Available in Lime Green and Royal Blue

#10 Lunch Tote and #11 Shopping Bag

Insulated Lunch Tote Quantity begins at 100 for $2.54 Set Up Fee $50

Reusable Shopping Bags Quantity begins at 100 for $0.99 Available in Lime Green and Blue Set Up Fee $52

#12 Wristbands

Printed Silicon Bracelet • Available in Blue • Quantity Begins at 250 for $1.18 • Set Up Fee $40

Placing the Order

• Select Item to Order • Quantity is based on Budget, Cost for Item, Set

Up Fee, Shipping, and Tax **Note: Standard Variable-Not More than 5%(sometimes 10%) will be charged for over/under runs (Billed pro rata)

• Item Color is based on TBIZ Logo Colors • Imprint Color will be either White or Black • Note-Prices are quoted for 1 Color Imprint Only on Non-

Apparel Items

• Orders take Approximately 2-3 Weeks

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