About
We all have favorite small businesses we can’t imagine living without.
They play a big part in connecting individuals and communities and helping neighborhoods thrive. However, fewer small businesses are opening and staying open. To be successful requires an abundance of grit, passion and determination. Saving Main explores some of the challenges three small businesses have faced and the inspiring ways each business has persevered.
Episodes
— Episode 1 —
KEEPING IT LOCAL
Designer Rachel Konte is a proud resident and business owner in Oakland, CA. Focused on keeping it local, her store OwlNWood features vintage products and original designs. As the city’s changing landscape causes rents to rise, can the store survive?
— Episode 2 —
SERVING UP HOPE
Ann & Dennis Tussey put everything on the line when they opened Sweet T's restaurant in Santa Rosa, CA. But in the face of unexpected tragedy, their biggest challenge is restoring hope to their devastated community.
— Episode 3 —
BETTING BIG ON SMALL
In Akron, OH childhood friends Frank and Preston have big entrepreneurial dreams. But in a city where the downtown is riddled with empty factories and storefronts, they need the support of their community to help their small business take root.
Experts
— Saving Main —
EXPERT ROUNDTABLE
The issues facing small businesses extend far past the challenges of each owner, main street and city. To save our communities and small businesses we must truly understand their national and economic impact.
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