Members are encouraged to attend the Ed! Advisory Board meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 8am at the Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA).

Introducing New Ed! Board Members

We are pleased to welcome two additional members to the Ed! Advisory Board, voted in at the meeting on May 11, 2017.

Jody Lende, Chroma Salon
Mark VonGunten, Ten Gun Design

Our full Advisory Board can be found on the Ed! website.

Ed! Marketing Campaign Results for May

The transit ads have been on buses around the region for a month now, and the Ed! digital ads are running online. For May, the digital ads are performing on par with industry benchmarks like the tourism category, with a .10% clickthrough rate. Website users are also up 70% over April, so the results are looking good!

What Else is Ed! Working On?
At the April Member's Meeting attendees voted on their top priorities, and parking was at the top of the list. We are currently working with the city to research ways to help highlight existing parking spots, as well as potentially open up more spots to downtown visitors.

Ed! is also assembling a binder of downtown restaurant menus to be available on the Puget Sound Express whale watching boat. There are thousands of people taking the boat over the course of the summer, and we want to encourage them to experience our great dining options when they get back on land!

Ed! Small Grant Program

The Small Grants Program and Partnership Program, managed through the Edmonds Downtown Alliance, help harness the power of our local business community. The Grant Program utilizes a grassroots approach to identify projects and allocate funds for approved grants.

There are many project categories that could qualify for a grant: Community Events, Neighborhood Marketing Initiative, Business Recruitment & Retention, Safety & Cleanliness, Appearance & Environment, Transportation, and Historic Education/Heritage Advocacy

The next application deadline is July 15th, you can apply quickly on the Ed! website.

Apply for a Grant!

The popular Edmonds Summer Wine Walks are back this year! Gather your friends and join our wine-loving community on two Saturdays this summer on July 8th and August 5th. Each walk will have 12 Sip Stops. In addition, bonus pours will be available for registered participants at Arista Wine Cellars. Please refer to the Wine Walk page on the Art Walk Edmonds AWE website for a list of the merchants participating in each Wine Walk.

Free Small Business Workshop

The City of Edmonds, Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, and the Edmonds Downtown Alliance are teaming up to offer a free Small Business Workshop, slated for Thursday afternoon, June 22^nd, from 1:30 to 3:30 in the Brackett Room on the third floor of City Hall, 121 5^thAvenue North, Edmonds.

This workshop will offer motivational remarks and insights from acclaimed business leaders, small-business resources, actionable hints and tips for success, and networking opportunities.

For more information about the workshop, feel free to contact Patrick Doherty, City of Edmonds Director of Economic Development & Community Services at patrick.doherty@edmondswa.gov or 425.771.0251.

Ed! Welcomes New Members

Ten Gun Design (Shane Deboer)
Makota Co (Dustin Goss)

Let Ed! Promote Your Business

Use our newsletter to showcase a business event or promotion! Submit content here by June 20th and your announcement will be featured in the next newsletter (subject to editing). This is available to all Ed! members in good standing.

Nearly 250 member businesses are listed on edmondsdowntown.org.

Is your business listed? Click here to send us your business information.

Questions? Email c arrie@edmondsdowntown.org