San Marcos Downtown Area Plan

CHAPTER 5: IMPLEMENTATION

IMPLEMENTATION

SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT

ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT AND DIVERSITY STRATEGIES Community Priority: High Difficulty of Implementation: Low Catalytic Impact: High Public Cost: $$ Timeframe to Completion: Short Downtown Geography: Throughout Potential Leaders/Partners: CoSM Economic Development, Downtown Association, Greater San Marcos Partnership Short Term Action Items: Outline how programs will work, pursue options for a City owned incubator space, collaborate with Texas State University, review and update code/ licensing/permitting processes. Driver: City of San Marcos

BUSINESS VARIETY STRATEGIES Community Priority: High Difficulty of Implementation: High Catalytic Impact: High Public Cost: $$ Timeframe to Completion: Medium Downtown Geography: Throughout Potential Leaders/Partners: Private developer, private business owner, CoSM Economic Development, Chamber of Commerce, Coworking businesses, Downtown Association, Greater San Marcos Partnership, Main Street Program Short Term Action Items: Pursue strategies listed in “Diversify the retail business mix” within Downtown Plan. Implementation is not fully publicly-driven. Private sector will ultimately drive new businesses. Driver: City of San Marcos (program creation)

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