ABOUT US
VISION
Georgetown Main Street (GMS) is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that seeks to help promote and support the economic vitality of our local small business community along Wisconsin Avenue, from Whitehaven Parkway, to K Street and the adjacent area. GMS is designated as a DC Main Street program and is funded by the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD).
MISSION
The mission of GMS is to promote and retain diverse small and local businesses along the Wisconsin Avenue commercial corridor through the Main Street Four-Point approach: organization, promotion, design, and economic vitality.
HISTORY
Founded in 2017, Georgetown Main Street (GMS) is a designated DC Main Streets program from the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development. GMS grew out of the Georgetown Business Association, which was created in 1976, as a non-profit membership organization committed to maintaining and improving the climate for conducting business in Georgetown.
For many decades, Georgetown flourished as one of Washington's most successful neighborhoods. It was where everyone wanted to live, shop, dine, and study. However, in more recent years, the Georgetown shopping area has seen unprecedented competition from emerging neighborhoods nearby.
Using the Main Street Four Point Approach that has stabilized and strengthened hundreds of Main Street communities nationwide, Georgetown is uniquely positioned to utilize economic vitality, design, promotions, and organization to help protect the small businesses along the commercial corridor from this new competition in the marketplace so that Georgetown businesses can continue to serve the local community for decades to come.
