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Article Excerpt
The competitive nature of franchises and shopping malls makes it difficult to thrive, let alone survive, in the small-business world--more than half of small businesses don't even make it to the five-year mark.
But in San Diego--a region that has set a pattern of putting small businesses first when compared to the rest of the nation--Business Improvement Districts, or BIDs, are making life easier for small businesses.
The 18 BIDs in San Diego County act as liaisons with city officials, community groups and residents while assisting small-business owners with parking issues, redevelopment concerns, special events hosting and business promotion, said Jim Schneider, executive director for the Adams Avenue BID.
Of the more than 70,000 small businesses established throughout the county, between 16,000 and 18,000 are represented by BIDs, including districts as small as Little Italy and as large as Pacific Beach.
The BIDs function as nonprofit organizations but are run as businesses, usually with a full-time executive director and assistant, Schneider said.
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