"Cabbagetown
is a small town in the heart of a big city.
The
mission of the Old Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area
is:
• To serve our members and our community
•
To encourage specialized & profitable business appropriate
to our community
•
To preserve and enhance our historic streetscapes. "
Meet
The Cabbagetown Board of Directors
Notice to all Cabbagetown Businesses:
Please fill in the following downloadable
PDF's and return to the OCBIA.
This will include your business
on the OCBIA Website and the upcoming Cabbagetown Festival.
We're in the business of helping you with
your business. In keeping with the sense of community that
is one of Cabbagetown's main attractions to shoppers, the
Old Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area is a co-operative
venture between all its merchants and service providers.
We work together to better the development of the shopping
area, plan promotions, lobby City Hall, and many other activities
to make sure we are helping you do business better and with
more ease.
Whether you are starting a new business, expanding
an existing one, or just want to make improvements, we can
probably help.
- Seminars
- Co-operative promotions
- Research data about shopping patterns
- Information about the availability of retail or office
space
- A link to experts in marketing, computers, finance,
and store operations
- A newsletter aimed to keep everyone informed about
Cabbagetown business issues
For most of our services the fees are part
of your BIA membership costs. For a few activities in which
we have to go out and hire or buy services, we set a low
price to recover the costs.
If your business is located on Parliament
Street (between Gerrard and Wellesley East), Gerrard Street,
Carlton Street, or Wellesley Street East (between Sherbourne
and Parliament), you are automatically a member of the OCBIA.
To get more information about what it means to be a member,
gives us a call and we'll send you a booklet about business
improvement areas.
Like any good co-op, the more you get involved,
the more you'll get out of the services. Some of the committees
that you have the option of working on include:
- OCBIA Executive Committee — This group of people
is elected by fellow members to set policy and directions
of the BIA.
- Marketing Committee — This committee works on
planning promotions and marketing strategies for Cabbagetown.
- The Cabbagetown Festival Committee — Be part
of Toronto's oldest community festival.
- Arts Committee— Develop opportunities to display
the works of Cabbageown artists throughout our business
district.
- Cavalcade of Lights Committee— Help organize
the Christmas celebrations in Old Cabbagetown.
