I am very interested in hearing more about this: firstly because I live quite close to the building and second because my husband and I initially had an interest in participating in the global marketplace. Ultimately we decided that the space was not a good match for what we wanted to do, but it seems that we had some different reasons than the folks you mention.
Can you elaborate a bit on the sentiments you have heard, and who there coming from? For example, the people who live in the community and think it won't work - are they neighbors or business owners or both? Why do they think it won't work? The local Latino business owners you say are concerned - are they concerned because it will bring competition, or because it will lure neighbors into businesses that will ultimately fail? In other words, I can't figure out if the concern is based upon competition or upon some idea that the concept just won't make a go. Thanks for starting the conversation, Connie Nompelis Phillips West --- shukri adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > as many people have heard by now the global village > is coming sometime in > 2006.its impact on lake street in the old sears > building is being touted as > major progress for that corridor.for the people on > the ground who are being > touted as the potential tenants it has become > something of major > discussion,i represent about 150 members of the > microenteprise community > some on lake and others in and around the city.some > of our latino neighbors > in business are also very concerned. > the vision of the global village is to > brring ethnic and minority > owned businesses as a showcase into a new modern > facility and to put the > businesses in a more mainstream market.i have heard > from people in my > community who think that will never work.I commend > all the good intentions > that went into the concept but ultimately it will > fail,that part of the > concept anyway.I know for a fact our members > concerns, > criteria-a business can only sell ine item. > timeliness-the rigidity of the store opening and > closing schedules. > communication-lack thereof > flavor-one cannot infuse ethnic flavor its either > there or not. > salesmanship-most owners cannot afford employees. > viability-will those businesses succeed in a new > place. > second jobs-every microentepriser has a day job. > > i also hear a lot of the people want the > loans being offerd but > are afraid to make that commitment.it is very > difficult for most of the > business owners who are very minimally educated and > need a lot of support in > education ,business skills and financial support to > take that major next > step. > > this mall will also demolish all the little niche > market spaces spread out > all over lake street that is reclaiming the > neighborhood and putting eyes on > the street evrywhere.i hope all those involved tread > a little more softly > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! > Download today - it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the > list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing > it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: > http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
