Upcoming Promotions
Mother’s Day Gift Shop 2021. Share your Mother’s Day promotions, offers, and products to us to be included in our social media campaign on #DowntownLovesMoms over email or social media messenger. 2020 offers included here as reference [2020 Mother’s Day Gift Shop].
Spring Bazaar Saturday May 15th from 11am to 4pm. Spring into Downtown as we host a very special Spring Bazaar. Please email us to let us know any specials your business may be doing. Stuck for ideas? Feel free to reach out and we can help brainstorm! Contact us with any questions.
Downtown Pre-Prom Thursday May 27th from 4pm to 6pm. Celebrate the Metuchen High School classes of 2021 and 2022 as we host our annual Downtown Pre-Prom. If you have any specials for prom attendees or dining specials that evening for families please let us know so we can help promote these!
Our events couldn’t happen without dedicated volunteers from our business and residential community. If you’re interested in volunteering, please email us and let us know your availability to help!
HoMe (Humans of Metuchen) Campaign – Our HoMe campaign is modeled from HoNY (Humans of New York) as a way to share the stories and the people behind our local businesses. Participation requires a completion of our questionnaire and 30 to 60 minutes of photography time at your business. Please fill out the questionnaire to participate; this will be an on-going campaign.
Metuchen Downtown Alliance Emails to Members:
Read More about state grants and opportunities [Email Sent: Thursday April 15th 1:00pm]
Facebook Diversity Category
Facebook is allowing businesses using Facebook Pages to identify as diverse businesses. By identifying your business as diverse, your business may be highlighted with other diverse businesses in places like the Businesses Nearby feature, which can make it easier for people in your area to find and support your business. For example, if you identify your business as a women-owned business, your Page may be highlighted with other women-owned businesses in your area on Businesses Nearby.
To designate a diverse business category, your business must be at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by one or more individuals from one of the following diverse business categories as outlined below. Learn more on how to add this to your social media profile [Learn More]:
- Minority-owned
- If you select minority-owned, you’ll be asked to choose the ethnic group that best represents the majority of your business’s ownership. When selecting an ethnicity, you’ll choose one of the following:
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Asian
- Black or African-American
- Hispanic
- Native Hawaii or Other Pacific Islander
- Two or more ethnicities
- If you select minority-owned, you’ll be asked to choose the ethnic group that best represents the majority of your business’s ownership. When selecting an ethnicity, you’ll choose one of the following:
