CAMDEN – The city has a lot of small businesses operating downtown. At the same time, many downtown events are being sponsored by different stakeholders.
How could it all be pulled together to inform the community?
That was the question Nathaniel Echeverria and his team considered when they decided a website with directories of both downtown businesses and events was the answer.
Echeverria, executive director of the nonprofit Camden Special Services District (CSSD), this week unveiled mydowntowncamden.com, the website for the Downtown Camden Business Improvement District, which is supported by assessments from 293 downtown property owners.
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