Oklahoma Mainstreet

The Oklahoma Main Street Center provides training and technical assistance for preservation-based commercial district revitalization. There are 42 communities in the Oklahoma Main Street program that actively implement the Four-Point Main Street Approach^TM to commercial district revitalization developed by the National Main Street Center. The Oklahoma Main Street Center also administers DesignWorks, a community design assistance program, in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council.

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Launch Parties Planned Across State For Oklahoma Today’s Main Street Issue

State Main Street Program Spotlighted in Jan/Feb Edition

January 7, 2010 -- Oklahoma Main Street Inc. and the Oklahoma Today magazine are celebrating the release of the January/February issue of Oklahoma Today billed as "The Complete Guide to Oklahoma’s 42 Main Street Communities."

"Oklahoma Today Magazine - in this issue - captures the energy of Oklahoma’s Main Street communities and will encourage readers to visit those great Oklahoma cities and towns," said Hardy Watkins, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department.

Oklahoma Today Releases Main Street Issue

Issue Arrives as State's Main Street Program Celebrates 25 Years

January 5, 2010 -- Now celebrating its 25th year, the Oklahoma Main Street program and its 42 member communities are the focus of the January/February issue of Oklahoma Today magazine.

The Main Street program is a nationally certified community revitalization effort spearheaded by the National Main Street Center. Providing training and technical assistance for member communities, the program is administered in Oklahoma by the Oklahoma Main Street Center, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

2010 Main Street Awards Forms

2010 Oklahoma Main Street Awards Nomination Forms

2010 Oklahoma Main Street Awards Instructions

Main Street Trivia

Oklahoma Main Street Trivia

Main Street Coloring Book

Main Street News

2009-03 Main Street Newsletter Fall 2009

How Price Changes Impact Profit Gross Profit is the income received after paying for the products/services you sell. This management tool estimates how much more business will be needed to reach the gross profit goal if merchandise is to be discounted. It also estimates how much business you can lose from a price increase and still meet your gross profit goal.

Cash Management Tool What's the cash demand on your business over the next 5 weeks? This tool guides managers through the process of estimating short-term cash flow. It's a good management practice to anticipate cash flows in and out of the business before they happen.

Company Pro Forma Tool Whoever started the rumor that new business ventures must lose money during the first few years was full of horse feathers. There’s no such business principle. Planning to lose money is a hard habit to break. Plan to succeed in business from day one.

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