Scarsdale Business Alliance Inc

THE SCARSDALE BUSINESS ALLIANCE(SBA) WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SCARSDALE. IT WORKS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PROPERTY OWNERS, REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP MAKE SCARSDALE A THRIVING COMMUNITY. IT ALSO SERVES AS THE VOICE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON A RANGE OF ISSUES. IT ACHIEVES THESE GOALS BY RUNNING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HOSTING MEET & GREET NETWORKING EVENTS. SBA MEETINGS: THE SBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS MONTHLY TO DISCUSS EVENTS, MEMBERSHIP, AND ANY OTHER CURRENT ISSUES. THE SBA PRESIDENT(S) RUN THESE MEETINGS. THE SBA SUBCOMMITTEES ALSO MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS. MEET & GREET NETWORKING EVENTS:THE SBA RUNS APPROXIMATELY TWO-THREE MEET & GREET NETWORKING EVENTS EACH YEAR, WHICH ARE HELD AT AN SBA MEMBERS BUSINESS OR OUTSIDE VENUE. THESE EVENTS GIVE MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNTY TO NETWORK, SHARE ADVICE, AND GIVE THE SBA AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS. THE SBA ALSO WELCOMES INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT HOWTHE SBA IS HELPING TO MAKE SCARSDALE VILLAGE A MORE VIBRANT PLACE AND HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN SUPPORT THE SBA'S EFFORTS. RECRUITMENT & MARKETING:THE SBA BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTIVELY REACH OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES TO JOIN THE SBA, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS PAY THEIR DUES. THE SBA ALSO PROMOTES ITS OWN ACTIVITIES AND ITS MEMBERS' BUSINESSES THROUGH VARIOUS ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS,INCLUDING A WEBSITE, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, ALL OF WHICH ARE MAINTAINED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBERS. SCARSDALE MUSIC FESTIVAL:ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THE SBA IS TO MAKE SCARSDALE A THRIVING COMMUNITY BY INCREASING FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THIS IS TO HAVE EVENTS THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM SCARSDALE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IN 2022 THE SBA HELD ITS SECOND ANNUAL SCARSDALE MUSIC FESITVAL. THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES CAME TO THE EVENT, WHICH FEATURED LOCAL BANDS, FOOD TRUCKS, A WINE TASTING TENT AND KIDS ACTIVITIES. THE THIRD ANNUAL SCARSDALE MUSIC FESIVAL WILL OCCUR ON JUNE 3, 2023.(THE 2020 AND 2021 EVENTS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID.) ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALE:THE SCARSDALE SIDEWALK SALE IS A THREE-DAY ANNUAL EVENT GOING BACK DECADES.THE SBA ASSUMED RESPONSIBILTY FOR RUNNING IT IN 2018. THE SALE OCCURS EACH JULY AND SUPPORTS THE SBA'S GOAL OF HIGHLIGHTING THE LOCAL MERCHANTS AND INCREASING THEIR SALES. THE 2022 SIDEWALK SALE WAS HELD JULY 29-31ST. THE TASK FORCE: THE VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE AND THE SBA COLLABORATED TO HELP ESTABLISH THE SCARSDALE VILLAGE REOPENING TASK FORCE(THE "TASK FORCE") IN THE SPRING OF 2020 DURING COVID TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE SCARSDALE MERCHANT COMMUNITY.AS KEY MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE, SBA BOARD MEMBERS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN REPRESENTING SBA MEMBERS' INTERESTS TO THE VILLAGE ADMINISTARTION. THE GOAL OF THE TASK FORCE WAS, AND CONTINUES TO BE, REMOVING ALL UNNECESSARY RED TAPE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE MERCHANT COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO OFFSET THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND THE ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS ON BUSINESSES TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE:IN 2022, THE VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE FORMED AN OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SBA, SOLIDIFYING ITS PARTNERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO SUPPORT THEIR JOINT MISSION TO ASSIST LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CONTINUE TO INFUSE SCARSDALE RETAIL HUBS WITH VIBRANCY. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARTNERSHIP, MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE AND THE SBA MEET AND WORK TOGETHER THROUGH THE TASK FORCE, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LOCAL LAW REOLUTIONS, ALLOWING FOR EXTENDED SIDEWALK CAFE PERMITS AND THE OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALE OF WARES ALONG STOREFRONTS. THESE PERMITS HAVE LED TO NEW LOCAL LAWS, WHICH PERMIT YEAR ROUND SIDEWALK DINING. THE TASK FORCE WILL BE FORMALIZED UNDER THE MOU AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO SCARSDALE LOCAL BUSINESSES. DINE THE DALE TENT:THE TASK FORCE HELPED EXECUTE AND OVERSEE THE DINE THE DALE TENT INITIATIVE IN THE VILLAGE CENTER AS A PILOT IN 2020 TO SUPPORT LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GATHER, THE TENT WAS RE-INSTALLED IN 2021 AND 2022, WITH ADDITIONAL PROGRAMING OFFERED THIS PAST YEAR, INCLUDING LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC ON WEEKENDS, AND OPPORTUNTIES FOR BUSINESSES TO PROMOTE THEMSELVES. IN ADDITION, THE SBA PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL MOM GROUPS AND HOSTED TWO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE DINE AND DALE TENT AREA, TARGETED TO YOUNGER FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, BENEFITING CHARITABLE PARTNERS. OTHER:THE SBA CONTINUES TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO HELP BUSINESSES FOLLOW RULES AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SMALL BUSINESS GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES.