Monday, July 30, 2012

Harvest Festival Deadlines Fast Approaching

Harvest Festival Registrations are due by August 20! 
After this date there will be a $25 late fee. 
Click here to download and print a Registration Form.
Space is filling up fast...


Attention Downtown Businesses
Make sure you fill out a registration or we will not be able to reserve your store-front space.


Entertainment Deadline -- Tuesday
If your business is planning to have entertainment or would like to participate with a dance demo or demonstration in the children's area please contact our Festival Co-Chair Jeanne Sherlock at jeannes@hockymca.org by Tuesday, July 31st so we can include you in the festival press materials.


Sponsorship
Please email us at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com if you would like to be a Festival Sponsor so we can include you in the newspaper press releases. You can find a listing of Sponsorship Opportunities here and a Sponsorship Registration Form here.




Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Harvest Festival Sponsorship

We hope you will consider sponsoring this year's Harvest Festival.  Sponsorship levels start at just $250. 


As Festival Sponsor you will be listed on all promotional materials including press releases, posters, flyers and signage. You will also be listed here on the website in addition to receiving a prime booth location at the event on "Sponsorship Row."


Click here for a listing of Sponsorship Opportunities.
Click here for a Sponsorship Registration Form.


Please email us at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com soon if you are planning to be a sponsor so we can add your business name to the press releases. 


Thank you for your continued support!





Monday, July 16, 2012

Networking Seminar Reminder

Franklin Downtown Partnership
Networking Seminar

Host:            Chris Bond of Murphy Business

Time:            8 AM Wednesday, July 18th

Location:    Murphy Business, 15 East Central Street office

RSVP :        Joel Carrara at jcarrara@printsmartofffice.com

Space is limited. Please RSVP by July 16th

“How Peers Can Enhance Value
This program is exclusively for business owners interested in non-traditional ways of enhancing business value. Participants are challenged to get out of their own world – and out of their own way – with the mission of tapping a vast and free network of ideas… from other business owners! There are practical case studies from the LinkedIn discussion group PeerSource, for which the speaker serves as Moderator. There are 105 members (all business owners) who help each other make tough business decisions with the ultimate goal of increasing business value.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

A Sad Day


It was a sad day when I received the call that Nick Alfieri had passed away this weekend. Nick was a great friend and supporter to many FDP members. He spent many long hours over the years working on town projects that have helped in the revitalization of downtown Franklin.

He will be truly missed.

Lisa Piana, FDP Executive Director



Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Networking Seminar

You are invited to the next
Franklin Downtown Partnership Networking Seminar


Host:          Chris Bond of Murphy Business
Time:          8 a.m. Wednesday, July 18
Location:   Murphy Business, 15 East Central Street office
RSVP:        Joel Carrara at jcarrara@printsmartoffice.com


Space is limited. Please RSVP by July 16.


"How Peers Can Enhance Value"
This program is exclusively for business owners interested in non-traditional ways of enhancing business value. Participants are challenged to get out of their own world -- and out of their own way -- with the mission of tapping a vast and free network of ideas... from other business owners! There are practical case studies from the LinkedIn discussion group PeerSource, for which the speaker serves as Moderator. There are 105 members (all business owners) who help each other make tough business decisions with the ultimate goal of increasing business value. 



2012 Harvest Festival Registration Form

Click here to download and print this form. 


2012 Harvest Festival Registration

Monday, July 9, 2012

Hearing Coverage by Milford Daily News

Franklin Business Owners Hope Downtown Construction Project Doesn’t Cause Problems


A $5.8 million project to renovate downtown, slated to fix roads, sidewalks and lighting by next summer, aims to reroute business back to the town’s heart.


But business owners are expressing concerns about the potential construction problems, such as more traffic, noise and dust, even as they praise the project’s ultimate goal.



Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x345286605/Franklin-business-owners-hope-downtown-construction-project-doesn-t-cause-problems#ixzz207eAG82h


Read Steve Sherlock's live reporting of the June 28 hearing here: www.franklinmatters.org/2012/06/live-reporting-public-hearing-downtown.html

Links to more details about the project can be found under the Projects tab above.