If your business values building connections with other local businesses and residents we encourage you to become both a 2010 LNA Business Sponsor and to be active in the Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association.  By becoming a sponsor your business will be front and center every month as a supporter of the neighborhood in the Lyndale Neighborhood News, which is mailed to about 4,000 residences each month, and the Lyndale E-News which is regularly emailed to almost 700 people.

LNA’s business sponsorship program is critical to ensure Lyndale has the resources to continue improving the neighborhood’s economic climate, providing free membership for all businesses in the Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association, and building strong connections between Lyndale’s businesses and residents.

In today’s market your business has numerous marketing choices. As a business in the Lyndale Neighborhood, your demonstrated investment in the community is seen by thousands of community members each month as a sign of your commitment to help build a strong connected community.

Interested in finding out more, check out:

2010 LNA Sponsor Cover Letter

LNA 2010 Sponsor Levels

2010 LNA Sponsor Agreement

Please let us know if you would like to schedule a time to sit down and talk about the 2010 LNA Business Sponsorship Program or any other ideas you have about the neighborhood.  Mark can be reached at (612) 824-9402 ext. 16.

Come join your local businesses for the December holiday gathering for the Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association.  This is your chance to have fun and network with other local business leaders.  For more information contact Norma at 612.824.9402 ex 15.

Come meet Meg Tuthill, your council member elect for the 10^th Ward.  At the meeting we’ll be having an open discussion with Meg about issues impacting business in the Ward.  The featured business will be Chris Dixon who is the Community Attorney for the 5^th Precinct.  He’ll be talking about his work here in the precinct.

June Meeting Info
Thursday, June 18th
From 9:00 to 10:00 am
At the 5th Police Precinct (3101 Nicollet)
TaTonka Real Estate Advisors is the featured business & will be discussing the space being vacated by the Hennepin Medical Clinic at Nicollet and Lake.

For more information contact Norma Pietz at 612.824.9402 ext 15 or norma@lyndale.org

The purpose of the Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association is to provide a forum to bring together Lyndale businesses in ways that build connections between businesses, strengthens individual businesses, improves the economic environment of the neighborhood, and is a benefit to the community as a whole.

Meeting Reminder

At this month’s meeting a representative from M & I Bank will be giving a review of the Small Business Stimulus Package.  This is a great chance for you to hear about small business opportunities.

April Meeting Info

Thursday, April 16^th

From 5:00 to 6:00 pm

At Champions Bar & Grill (105 W Lake Street)

Champions is the featured business

For more information contact Norma Pietz at

612.824.9402 ext 15 or norma@lyndale.org

The purpose of the Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association is to provide a forum to bring together Lyndale businesses in ways that build connections between businesses, strengthens individual businesses, improves the economic environment of the neighborhood, and is a benefit to the community as a whole.

www.lyndale.org

Membership

The Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association is open to all commercial, retail, office, consulting, and home-based businesses.  The geographic area for the Lyndale Business Association will be Lake Street on the North, Lyndale on the West, 36^th Street on the South, and I-35W on the East.

The steering committee will be responsible for defining membership requirements and if there will be any associated membership dues.  There are no dues for 2009.

Activities

LNBA will be responsible for recommending and implementing economic development programs for the neighborhood and for building strong connections between neighborhood businesses.

The Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association meets on the third Thursday of the month.  The meeting time and locations rotate to help make sure that all businesses have a chance to attend the meetings.

To get involved in LNBA or just to be added to the mailing list contact Norma Pietz at 612-824-9402 ext 15.

You can also join a LNBA Discussion email list.  The purpose of the list is to provide a forum for Lyndale businesses to communicate with each other.

At this month’s meeting Sam Newberg will be presenting the Lyn-Lake Small Area Plan Market Study. This is a great chance for you to hear about business and market trends in and around Lyndale.

Thursday, March 19^th

From 9:00 to 10:00 am

At Wells Fargo Bank (3030 Nicollet Ave)

BP Amoco is the featured business

For more information contact Norma Pietz at

612.824.9402 ext 15 or norma@lyndale.org

The purpose of the Lyndale Neighborhood Business Association is to provide a forum to bring together Lyndale businesses in ways that build connections between businesses, strengthens individual businesses, improves the economic environment of the neighborhood, and is a benefit to the community as a whole.

www.lyndale.org