IN NEED OF MARKETING AND CONSULTING HELP?

Free Business and marketing strategy and consulting for artists, art organizations, and creative entrepreneurs
Funded by DC DHCD
Contact Duane Gautier at 202-365-5587 or email at Gautier.duane@gmail.com

ARCH supports the local small business community by:

• Providing a wide range of one-to-one detailed technical assistance for The HIVE 2.0, small businesses in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, and Good Hope Road SE corridor, and businesses wishing to locate in Anacostia.

• Manage the marketing campaign for businesses and organizations located in the Anacostia neighborhood, including a website with links to companies, social media campaigns, and print advertising; this program is coordinated with Anacostia Business Improvement District (BID).

• Manage a marketing campaign for creatives who live or have studios east of the Anacostia River; called DC Artists East.

• Assist current Anacostia tenants in purchasing their buildings.

• Help businesses navigate the District of Columbia and federal business regulatory landscape.

• Assist businesses in developing applications for government grants as bidding on private procurement opportunities.

• Assist commercial developers with projects in Anacostia and secure tenants and workers.

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