{"id":12872,"date":"2012-05-15T14:31:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T21:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=12872"},"modified":"2012-06-30T10:11:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T17:11:36","slug":"lancaster-unveils-blvd-kiosks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/05\/15\/lancaster-unveils-blvd-kiosks\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster unveils BLVD kiosks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lancaster Vice Mayor Ron Smith stands in front of the prototype for the new BLVD kiosks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rent for the new kiosks will start at around $500 a month, said InSite partner Scott Ehrlich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 Local entrepreneurs now have a low-cost option for launching their dream businesses \u2013 right on The BLVD!<\/p>\n

The City of Lancaster and private partner InSite Development Tuesday unveiled the Start Small Incubator Program, an initiative that allows aspiring entrepreneurs to launch their business ventures on The BLVD with free-standing kiosks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great day for small business people,\u201d said Lancaster Vice Mayor Ron Smith.<\/p>\n

Smith said the Start Small Incubator Program will benefit talented business owners who lack the resources needed to start a brick-and-mortar store.<\/p>\n

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Council Member Sandra Johnson speaks at the press conference to unveil the new BLVD kiosks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis allows them, for a small amount of money, to be able to get in and maybe start their dream\u2026\u201d Smith said. \u201cIf they are successful and they start building it, they can actually move from one of these kiosks into actually owning their own building.\u201d<\/p>\n

The City has designated 32 spaces as potential kiosk locations throughout The BLVD. The spaces are located primarily on the median, with additional spaces along some sidewalks and red curbs, according to a City news release.<\/p>\n

No parking spaces will be removed, the release states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great, great way for people that have that entrepreneurial mind, that passion, that purpose of making something happen in their lives and in our community, to start with these kiosks,\u201d said Lancaster Council Member Sandra Johnson. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to being a big part of helping [to] rent out these kiosks so that these people\u2019s dreams can come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

At a press conference Tuesday, officials unveiled the prototype for the new kiosks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis prototype is the first of many that will line the main center of The Blvd,\u201d said Wah Chen, of InSite Development. \u201cThe local kiosks will give entrepreneurs an affordable option to launch their dream business in 500 to 700 square feet of space.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(L to R) Sandra Johnson, Ron Smith, Wah Chen and Steve Eglash of InSite Development.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first of the kiosks will be installed in the center strip, near the intersection of Fig Avenue and The BLVD. Entrepreneurs will be selected for these kiosks within the next few days and will begin operating their new businesses in about two months, according to the City news release. Around 15 tenants are on a waiting list to launch a variety of retail businesses, as the kiosks are manufactured. Additional tenants are being sought.<\/p>\n

At Tuesday\u2019s press conference, the City picked up another interested tenant. Lancaster residents Andrew and Keisha Como were driving by and stopped to inquire when they saw the new kiosk.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looks attractive, like somebody could walk up to it and feel comfortable to purchase something,\u201d Andrew Como said. \u201cI really like the design because it\u2019s not too small and crammed in, it\u2019s a good size.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andrew Como got information from InSite representatives and said he would be applying to open up a business in one of the new kiosks.<\/p>\n

Those interested in participating in the Start Small Incubator Program may contact InSite Development at 818-789-5550.<\/p>\n

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