Grand Opening Assistance

Thank you for choosing to invest in our Downtown! Scroll down and complete the form below if you would like assistance with your grand opening event.

OVERVIEW

Webinar Wednesdays were held throughout 2024 and 2025. The program is currently on hiatus, but we still have all the insightful content made available by our expert presenters. Please use this webpage to view previous webinars to see if any of the content may be helpful to you or your business. At the bottom of the page, there is a form where you can request archived sessions from the program. For any other questions, please feel free to email info@dtlb.org.

Grand Opening Assistance

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Name*

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Email*

Phone*

Business Name*

Business Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Business Website

Business Description

Date of Grand Opening*

Assistance Needs*

Press Release Template

Media Contacts

Social Media Promotion

Event Program Agenda Development

Ribbon, Bow & Scissors

Welcome to the Neighborhood Banner (ground-floor businesses only)

City of Long Beach Certificate of Recognition

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Please note: Any grand opening assistance requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the event date.

Recommendations:

The grand opening event does not have to be the day or week your business opens its doors. We recommend having a soft opening for a few weeks in order to fine-tune your business operations. This way when you set your grand opening event date you and your staff are prepared to make a good first impression.
It is good idea to develop a program agenda for your grand opening event, this could include a speech, ribbon cutting ceremony, musical performances, and so forth.
It is a good idea to have someone dedicated to overseeing the event and run of show.
Publicize your grand opening event date. For example:
- Make a flyer to pass out and to distribute online
- Create a Facebook event page to help spread the word