Creative Place Consulting designed and raised funding a new business competition model for fort wayne, indiana.

• Advised on a successful $150,000 JPMorgan Chase PRO Neighborhoods Grant in partnership with Urban Enterprise Association and City of Fort Wayne.

• Led program design and advised implementation of a business competition piloted on S. Calhoun Corridor.

• The goal of the competition is to activate vacant space and recruit small business, while prototyping a program to scale citywide.