What is the Vermilion Business Connection?
A Main Street Vermilion program, the Vermilion Business Connection is a way for businesses to learn, support one another and find ways to work together. It provides opportunities for local business owners be more productive and collaborate with other businesses and organizations. Every business owner and their staff members are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Follow the Vermilion Business Connection Facebook page for more information, ideas and updates on what’s happening around town and with your fellow business owners.
Business Partner Spotlight
March Partner Spotlight
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February Partner Spotlight
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Shores & Islands Ohio offered a 3rd round of Destination Development Grants. Click the button above to access the guidelines for the 2024 Destination Development Grant.
Application Proposals were due on January 31, 2024. If you missed out, watch our emails for future grants and opportunities throughout the year.
Vermilion Small Business Guide: Winter 2022/2023
Is your business ready for Winter? We’ve created a helpful guide for small businesses as we transition from one season to another.
Vermilion Small Business Guide: Fall 2022
Is your business ready for fall? We’ve created a helpful guide for small businesses as we transition from one season to another.
DORA: Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area Initiative
Main Street Vermilion has been exploring the implementation of a DORA in Vermilion. For a comprehensive Q & A, a history of our progress, results of a community wide survey and more, click here. This page is updated as the initiative evolves.
…but can visitors find you here?
In 2020, Tourism Ohio started a campaign to support local shopping, dining, lodging and attractions. This site is viewed by more than 5 million visitors. Take advantage of the power behind ohio.org and create a listing for your business. Here’s how:
Click here
Start your listing under DESTINATIONS
Include up to 10 photos of your business/products to upload
A description of your business (a minimum of 400 words)
Add your social media and website links
Look Matters When It Comes to Your Window Display.
Here are two inspiring videos that address retail window displays and how to make them really work for your business.
Click here to watch #twentyfour7windowdisplays, presented by Susan Shaddox. She does a wonderful job sharing tons of window displays and talks what goes into a fabulous, eye-catching display.
Click here to download the Tik Tok Powerpoint presentation! It’s awesome!
TikTok Gets Attention.
A strong social media presence is more important than ever. A newer platform that garnered traction in 2020 was TikTok.
This digital video platform has some similar characteristics to Instagram and Facebook but puts more of an emphasis on making localized content viral.
NikkiHannaway, Senior Account Executive at Marcus Thomas and Cleveland-based food influencer provides an overview of TikTok and how to optimize it for your business.
Start Using Hashtags. It’s Easy!
If you are just getting comfortable with using hashtags in your social media efforts, click here to get a better understanding of what whey are, how they work and how to use them to your best advantage.