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As the vibrant economic hub of Roanoke Valley, this is the place to live, work, and play. Improving economic management, strengthening public participation and making downtown a fun place to visit are as critical to Main Street's future as recruiting new businesses, rehabilitating buildings and expanding events.

The Main Street Program is administered through the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The NC Department of Commerce's Four-Point Approach to the Main Street Program offers a comprehensive commercial district revitalization strategy that has been successful in towns and cities nationwide. The following four elements create a well-balanced program:

Organization, Promotion, Design, Economic Vitality

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📅 Event Details
Training: Launch a Profitable Newsletter for Your Small Business
Date: March 19, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM Eastern
Location: Online (Live Event)
Cost: Free
Duration: 1 Hour
Language: English

Hosted by: SCORE
Speaker: Steve Strauss

💡 Why This Matters for Main Street Businesses
For Main Street businesses, strong customer relationships are the foundation of long-term success. While social media platforms can help increase visibility, email newsletters provide direct access to your customers without relying on changing algorithms.

A well-executed newsletter can:

Increase repeat visits
Promote events, sales, and new inventory
Strengthen customer loyalty
Create consistent revenue opportunities
Build engagement that supports long-term growth

Without a clear plan, however, newsletters can quickly become another task that takes time without generating results. This session is designed to help small business owners launch strategically and build a newsletter program that supports sustainable revenue.

📚 What You Will Learn
Participants will gain practical guidance on:

How to quickly set up and launch a newsletter without overcomplicating the process

What to put in place before launching, including how to begin building your email list

Content strategies that get opened, clicked, and read

Sales strategies that turn subscribers into paying customers

How newsletters generate revenue and what to realistically expect in the early stages

The key metrics to track so you know what is working

Common mistakes that prevent newsletters from becoming profitable

Whether you are just getting started or refining an existing email strategy, this training provides clear, actionable steps tailored to small business realities.

👉 How to Register
Registration is managed directly by SCORE.

Register here:
https://www.score.org/event/launch-a-profitable-newsletter-your-small-business

A confirmation email and access details will be sent to registered participants prior to the session.

♿ Accessibility Information
SCORE is responsible for ensuring that participants with disabilities have equal, effective, and meaningful access to all programs and services. Accessibility information is available on the official registration page.

ℹ️ Important Note
This training is hosted and facilitated by SCORE. The Roanoke Rapids Main Street Program is sharing this opportunity as a resource for local businesses and is not the host or organizer of this event.

As part of our ongoing effort to support economic vitality and strengthen small businesses in our district, the Roanoke Rapids Main Street Program shares educational opportunities offered by trusted partners across North Carolina and beyond.

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Main Street America™ has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Roanoke Rapids is a North Carolina Main Street community, designated by the N.C. Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center.  Main Street Roanoke Rapids is charged with administering the program at the local level and building public-private partnerships to spur economic development that achieves measurable results such as investment, business growth, and job creation.