Any Community Can Create a
Destination Downtown

As a downtown business revitalization consultant and speaker, Jon Schallert works with downtown development groups around the world who want to create Destination Downtowns.  Jon has presented this session to hundreds of downtowns across the country while contracting with the National Main Street Center and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  Most recently, Jon presented this session at the annual International Downtown Association conference (IDA).

Jon's point-of-view is different than any downtown revitalization consultant in the world.  Jon's trademarked 14-point process for reinventing a business into a consumer destination has led to showing downtown development professionals how to reinvent their downtowns into consumer magnets.  Jon believes that the easiest way to create a Destination Downtown is to teach downtown business owners how to turn their businesses into consumer destinations, teach them how to collectively pull customers to their businesses for repeat visits, and show them how to collectively market their branded downtown.

This workshop has been presented repeatedly for downtown business owners and downtown entrepreneurs at the National Main Street Center's National Town Meeting, conducted by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  Please read our Client Testimonial page for comments on Jon's presentations at the National Main Street Center's annual conference and IDA.

Attendees of this session will learn strategies and tactics that will allow any size town or city to create a downtown that becomes a consumer destination.