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Charter One Small Business Grant Program at 5th Street Arcades

Winners have been chosen in the 5th Street Arcades Retail Development Grant Competition. Four of the competition's finalists were chosen to move forward to open shop in the 5th Street Arcades, announced at a press conference on May 8. The businesses are expected to open in summer 2013. We will keep you updated as we recieve more information about their opening dates.

Profiles of the small businesses are hosted below, as well as links to their crowdfunding pages, which include videos that explain more about their respective stories.

 

Bright Green Gift Store

Suite 14, 5th Street Arcades

Entrepreneur name: Mary Farrell

Bright Green Gift StoreBright Green, your downtown gift store will offer well-priced goods and home wares, all with an organic and natural theme.  Shop a fine selection of items for yourself, or as a gift including handmade soap, jewelry, potted flowers and herbs, jewelry, and even organic baby blankets.  Local artisans such as Cherub's Blanket will be featured, as well as national green partners like Seventh Generation. Bright Green will connect with the community by providing a vibrant shopping experience for local residents, business professionals and visitors to downtown Cleveland, and supporting a fresh, new retail environment in the 5th Street Arcades. Click here to view Bright Green's crowdfunding page!

POUR Cleveland

Pour Cleveland Logo Final Suite 21, 5th Street Arcades

Entrepreneur name: Charlie Eisenstat

POUR Cleveland is a coffee shop focused on meticulously hand-crafting delicious coffee beverages. The shop will use the highest quality beans and the most advanced brewing equipment and techniques to maximize flavor. We'd love customers to join us for coffee tastings and classes - our staff loves to share their knowledge. We're creating a beautiful and welcoming space we hope will not only be the go-to spot for people to get great coffee, but also to meet, study and share ideas. We're excited to work with local businesses on collaborative events and projects and to be a part of downtown's revival. Click here to see POUR Cleveland's crowdfunding page!

Soulcraft Woodshop and Soulcraft Gallery

Suite 40, 5th Street Arcades

Entrepreneur name: Peter Debelak

SoulcraftSoulcraft Gallery will be a furniture and design gallery of work coming out of the designers and makers at Soulcraft Woodshop, as well as the work of furniture designers throughout the Cleveland metropolitan area. The Gallery will be structured as a boutique furniture store with daily retail hours, but will operate, too, much like a gallery. In addition to daily store hours, the furniture in the store will be curated and rotated, with quarterly local events while also marketing the Cleveland designers nationally.  Click here to see Soulcraft's crowdfunding page!

Sushi 86, Inc.

Sushi86Suite 44, 5th Street Arcades

Entrepreneur name: Rachel Hsu

Sushi 86 at the 5th Street Arcades will be offer a place for businesses and the public to have sushi classes, private parties, meetings, fundraisers, and so much more.  In addition to the event use, Sushi 86 hopes to run a wholesale business out of the kitchen. Click here to see Sushi 86's crowdfunding page!

 

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