去年春天， Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) relocated its offices in downtown Warsaw to the former Giverny Fitness Studio at 207 S Buffalo Street. With a mission to 召开, 构建, 显示 科修斯科山县’s talent, 的想法, 和资本, with a focus on initiatives to advance entrepreneurship, housing development, talent recruitment, KEDCO began 构建ing within the walls of the new space to help move its mission forward. In the past six months, KEDCO went through its own startup journey in planning 和 构建ing the KEDCO Downtown Business Studio.
的 KEDCO Downtown Business Studio provides a jumping-off point for entrepreneurs by offering a front-door space, support 和 connection to resources as they launch 和 grow their businesses. 的 space includes 的 Market, located on the first floor; a membership-based coworking space called 工作区 on the second floor, which is ideal for entrepreneurs, 远程工作者, or road warriors seeking a K-County office location; 和 the KEDCO offices located on the third floor.
“的 Downtown Business Studio offers more support to entrepreneurs to start 和 grow businesses in 科修斯科山县, said KEDCO CEO Alan Tio. “With offerings like 的 Market 和 工作区 along with KEDCO 和 some of our partners onsite as resources, we seek to create community within the space, strengthen our entrepreneurial ecosystem, remove some of the uncertainty of starting 和 growing a business.”
的 Market is a 弹出零售 space featuring a rotating list of curated local vendors. 的 space provides a front-door for the community to start 和 grow retail business ventures, create 和 deepen connections, encourages residents 和 visitors to 店小 in downtown Warsaw.
“It’s an ideal place to test drive a business, for newly established business owners who perhaps aren’t ready to invest in their own storefront, for retail business owners from elsewhere who do not yet have a downtown Warsaw presence,蒂奥说。.
的 Market will begin with at least seven vendors 和 will feature unique home good items, an assortment of artistic 和 h和made pieces such as functional ceramics, h和 lettered artwork, 皮革制品, as well as women’s boutique-style clothing, locally roasted coffee beans, 和更多的.
的 Market will rotate vendor space periodically in order to 显示case a variety of local goods 和 highlight local businesses from throughout K-County. If you’re interested in participating as a vendor visit diligency.ristorantebarbagianni.com/the-market for more information 和 the on-line application.
Local residents 和 small business owners, Laura S和ers (月桂陶器) 和 Melanie Woodruff (国防部 & 荣耀) recently joined the KEDCO team to help manage 的 Market. S和ers 和 Woodruff will help with day-to-day operations for 的 Market.
在日历上做记号! 的 Market will open its doors for business on Wednesday, November 15. Initial hours of operation will include Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. 到5点.m., with extended days 和 hours during the holiday season. For more updates 和 happenings, connect with 的 Market via 脸谱网 和 Instagram @themarket.kedco.
Learn more about KEDCO 和 how the organization is making an impact in 科修斯科山县 by connecting on 脸谱网, Linkedin 和 Instagram @kosciuskoedc.
