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We hope that you have enjoyed your summer.
If you will be shopping for back-to-school gear for your kids, we have a good number of clothing stores here for you to choose from as well as general goods stores that stock school supplies. Come stroll Centre Street to get what you need to start the school year off on the right foot.
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Main Street Recap
Summer Teatro en el Parque
Our 4th Annual Teatro en el Parque--The Dragún Summer Series--was a wonderful 3 days of live theatre at Mozart Park. Thank you so much to Escena Latina Teatro for their great collaboration and commitment to our neighborhood.
The Dragún Summer Series was made possible with special funding by the New England Foundation for the Arts' Creative City Program, with funding from the Barr Foundation, in addition to the following supporters shown below. Be sure to support our sponsors and say, "Thanks" for making these free community events possible:
Media Partner El Mundo Boston
Community Hero El Oriental de Cuba
Oro Sponsors
City Feed and Supply
RJV Construction
Plata Sponsors
Best Care Rehabilitation
Centre Liquor
Evelyn's Market
Multi Cultural Independent Living Center of Boston
Rizzo's Pizza
Tostado
Bronce Sponsors
Amador & Oller Executive Group
Camilo Market
Cappy's Pizza V
Centre Fashion
Freddy's Market Bodega
Peak Performance Chiropractic
Sophia's Beauty Salon
The Law Office of Mark W. Miller
The Old Havana
Ultra Beauty Salon
Other Sponsors
Dr. Computer
Franklin's CD
J&P Dry Cleaners
La Gran Via
We welcome feedback about the Series as well suggestions on what you'd like to see next year. Please email us at [email protected] with your thoughts.
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Come with Us to Beauty Our Neighborhood
On Saturday, October 22 we will be beautifying Mozart Playground and the municipal parking lot at 350 -352 Centre Street as well as spreading fresh mulch and flowers in tree pits along Centre Street. Enjoy some coffee, snacks, and camaraderie and help us keep the neighborhood looking great. Volunteers investing in our community help us refresh Centre Street to make it a great place shop, eat, play, and just enjoy.
Please RSVP your place with us at [email protected].
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Business
Corner
Small Business Resource Fair on Sept. 28
FREE & LOW-COST TRAININGS FOR MERCHANTS
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Hyde Jackson Square Main Street's
Merchant Alliance Program (MAP)
Financing Basics for Your Business
A small business financial expert will have all of your business financial questions answered including working capital, business loans, and more!
Bring another business owner and both of you will have a chance to win a free ad in El Mundo! Refreshments will be provided.
Wednesday, September 14 @ 9:30 am
Hyde Jackson Square Main Street
329 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain
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SBA Trainings and Resources
5 Ways to Prioritize What Social Network Your Business Should Invest In Webinar
"What social media network is the best one to market my business and make money?" Find the answers for your business when Pam Moore, the CEO of Marketing Nutz, (and one of the nation's leading online marketing experts) discusses how to use an audience-based approach to prioritize and maximize your investment in social media.
Tuesday, August 30 @ 1:00 PM
Register here.
Customer Service from SBA Learning Center
This self-paced training exercise is an introduction to customer service and how it impacts your business. Topics include:
- Defining good customer service
- Implementing good customer service
- How to improve customer service
Begin course by registering for it
here.
SBA Online Trainings
SBA has many free online trainings that can help you in your business.
Click here for a complete list of trainings.
Guest Blog
Check out the recent SBA guest blog about
10 Tactics to Get More Positive Reviews for Your Business
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SCORE Boston Trainings
Secrets of Pricing for Small Businesses
Entrepreneurs often identify proper pricing of their businesses products or services as one of the key challenges to growing a competitive, profitable business. In this workshop, we'll provide frameworks for how to think about your pricing: we'll explain why pricing is so important, why pricing is really about positioning, what factors influence pricing, and how to avoid competing on price. We'll end the session with tips to help you avoid common pricing pitfalls.
There is a $20 fee for this workshop.
Thursday, September 8 from 10:00 am -12:00 pm
Harvard iLab,125 Western Ave, Boston MA 02134
Register here.
SCORE Online Workshops
The Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) has many online workshops and services.
Click here for a list of online workshops.
Other Business Training Resources
If you would like to receive further information specific to the business community (workshops, meetings, etc.), please register/re-register
here by typing your email address and clicking "Go". Instructions will be send to you to change your profile. Or you can send us an email to info@hydejackonsquare to change your profile.
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Main Street Activities
Merchant Alliance Program
Business Financing Training
Wednesday, September 14
9:30 - 11:00 am
329 Centre Street
Community Beautification
Saturday, October 22
9:00 - 12:00 pm
Meet at Mozart Park
Other Activities
Sat. & Sun. Sept. 17 & 18
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Many locations in Hyde/Jackson
Jamaica Plain Open Studios is sponsored by the Jamaica Plain Arts Council
Latin Quarter Fiesta
Saturday, September 17
12:00 - 6:00 pm
Mozart Park
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A Perfect Gift to Shop Local--
Our Neighborhood Gift Card
 Have you ever thought about that perfect gift, one that is flexible in its use and supports a strong community? Well we have the answer in our newly launched Hyde & Jackson Squares Neighborhood Gift Card. We have great businesses here so why not give your loved one, family member, or friend a gift that keeps the dollars circulating in the neighborhood? Cards are redeemable at more than 40 neighborhood businesses (and counting).
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