Participating businesses have been matched with student groups, and the lists are ready. Tommy Possinger, Creative Consultant, will be making the rounds today to deliver lists to participating businesses.

If you miss Tommy, Ellen Ruby will open the LDP office Saturday, August 22 at 12:30 PM. Stop by to pick up your list or ask a question before the students arrive.

Then, get ready for a great day downtown! Lots of students will be in town, so even if you aren't an official participating business, open your doors and help us give Bucknell’s newest students a warm Lewisburg welcome.

A friendly hello, a small giveaway, a student special, a coupon for a future visit—or simply an invitation to come inside—can turn a first visit downtown into a place they'll want to return to again and again.

Let’s show them what makes Downtown Lewisburg such a special place to be!

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?

There are still Business Improvement micro-grants available up to $5,000. We are taking applications on a rolling basis.

If you have already received funding it is a requirement to hang the Business Improvement Grant image in your window.

We have printed these out and laminated them, and will bring them around to you. We need you to proudly display them in your storefront windows.

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.

You can get more details and download the application.

Fill it out online and email a copy or drop off a printed copy at the LDP office, 328 Market Street.

If you have questions, email Alex at [email protected]

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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.