Merchant Newsletter 8-14-26
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Welcome Bucknell Freshman: Aug 22
Help YOUR customers find you ONLINE
Planning to Upgrade your Business?
Sign up for Welcome to the Neighborhood
This year's Welcome to the Neighborhood will take place on Saturday, August 22
1:00–3:00 p.m.
Welcome the Class of 2030
LINK -- Here is the link to sign up!
Highlight all that makes Lewisburg a great place to live, work, shop, and explore!
The event gives local businesses and organizations a unique opportunity to introduce themselves to Bucknell's newest students, as well as showcase their products and services.
Welcome to the Neighborhood is an annual event that brings Bucknell's entire incoming class (more than 1,000 new students!) into downtown Lewisburg.
This event provides an exciting opportunity for students to explore everything Lewisburg has to offer, including local restaurants, shops, entertainment, and recreational opportunities.
Here is the link to sign up! LINK
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Your Customers want to find you online
The Calendar of Events and Dining pages are among the most visited pages on LewisburgPA.com.
Visitors are actively looking for things to do and places to eat downtown.
Every Market Street merchant has a free Locable webspace that can appear on LewisburgPA.com.
Businesses should update their hours, photos, website links, events, sales, specials, and action buttons.
Locable can also share content directly to connected social media accounts.
Alex offers free one-on-one help setting everything up.
The goal is simple: make it easier for customers already visiting the website to find your business.
Your Customers Are Already Looking—Make Sure They Find You We've recently added Google Analytics to LewisburgPA.com, and the results are already telling us something interesting.
Aside from the homepage, the Calendar of Events and Dining pages are currently our two most-visited pages.
People are coming to our website because they want to know what's happening downtown and where to eat.
Your business has a free Locable webspace, you can take advantage of that traffic by keeping your information up to date.
Update your business hours, add photos, link directly to your website, create custom buttons like Reserve a Table, Order Online, or View Menu, and post your events, sales, and specials.
Those updates can appear on LewisburgPA.com, helping visitors discover your business.
Already posting on social media? Great! After connecting your accounts, Locable lets you create content once and share it directly to your social media channels—saving time while increasing your visibility.
Not familiar with Locable? No problem. Alex is happy to provide free one-on-one training at your business to help you get set up and show you how to make the most of your free webspace.
To schedule a visit, email [email protected].
People are already visiting LewisburgPA.com. Let's make sure they find your business when they do.
Planning an upgrade for your business?
Interested in getting funding? Download the application here or go to this link which leads to the LDP website at www.lewisburgpa.com Grants page.
Fill it out online and email a copy or drop off a printed copy at the LDP office, 328 Market Street.
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Sept 9th - Business Lunch/Learn 2nd Wed EVERY month
Join us Wednesday, September 9th at noon, for the monthly Business Innovation Lunch & Learn — where practical strategy meets real-world small business in the heart of downtown Lewisburg.
📍 In person at StartUp Lewisburg
416 Market Street (2nd Floor)
Held the second Wednesday of every month
Bring your lunch. Bring your questions.
Leave with useful information.
Turn in your Gift Certificates
CASH for your Gift Certificates
Getting reimbursed for gift certificates is easy!
Checks can be dropped off at your location within 24 hours during the regular workweek (Monday–Friday, approximately 9 AM–5 PM). Just email Alex:
Reimbursement Basics
• Merchants may request a check for up to $500 in collected certificates at a time
• Gift certificates never expire
Before Accepting a Certificate
Please take a quick moment to confirm it’s legitimate
If you’ve got certificates sitting in a drawer, turn them into cash and back into your business. 💼✨
Aug 24th - Merchant Meeting
Merchant Meeting: 4th Monday of Each Month
Lewisburg Roundtable
LDP at 328 Market Street
Make plans for Oct 10th Woolly Worm Festival - How will you promote your business so festival goers walk uptown to see you?
Prior meetings have been valuable... great opportunity to share your ideas and plan collective promotions.
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