Business Districts
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About the Only in Seattle Initiative
The Only in Seattle Initiative resources community stakeholders, business and property owners, and local organizations to implement activities in five key areas that help achieve economic development outcomes determined by the community. Learn more about the Only in Seattle Initiative.
Only in Seattle Initiative Grants
Looking for funding for your business district? Learn about our Only in Seattle Initiative Request for Application process. Explore additional funding opportunities in Tools and Funding.
BIAs: Business Improvement Areas
Businesses and property owners together establish BIAs to pool funds and pay for services that benefit their business district.
Tools & Funding
These resources will help your business district connect with training providers, generate ideas for increasing foot traffic, seek additional funding, and make decisions based on data about your neighborhood.
Explore Business District Wins
From business advocacy to safety improvements to new uses for historic buildings, find out what Seattle's business districts and BIAs have achieved.
Business District Organizations
From business advocacy to saftey improvements to new uses for historic buildings, connect with Seattle's business districts and BIAs to learn about their achievments.
Only in Seattle Marketing Campaign
The Only in Seattle marketing campaign celebrates the authentic, home-grown local businesses that make Seattle's neighborhood business districts vibrant and unique.
Check out the onlyinseattle.org website to find stories that will connect you to a collection of Seattle treasures - independently-owned and operated retail stores and restaurants - and to the authentic, historic, and diverse neighborhoods in which they thrive.
Explore Seattle neighborhoods on the Visit Seattle website.