Business and the Town Centre Dr Julie Grail Chief Executive, British BIDs

British BIDs The Voice for BIDs Delivering Quality Services and Standards for the BID Industry

What role can business play in the reimagining of town centres?

Its not just about shops, the evening offer is just as important

Can business be involved in service delivery and amenity?

What about the role of employers of office or factory based staff?

Place Management 1980s Early partnerships 1990s Town Centre Management 2000s Business Improvement Districts 2010s Commercial approach to collaboration

What is a BID? BIDs are business-led partnerships focused on improving and enhancing commercial areas through a mandatory levy.

National BID Timeline 2003/04 Legislation 2005 First BIDs 2010 First Renewals BIDs

169 BIDs

70,000 Businesses

550 Staff

1,500 Board Members

190 Property Owners

£100 Million

What role can business play in the reimagining of town centres?

Ipswich Central BID Turning our Town Around

Rugby First BID Retail Start-Up Scheme

Vauxhall One BID Vibrant VoHo

Its not just about shops the evening offer is just as important

Birmingham Retail BID Style Birmingham Live AW12

Leamington BID Lantern Parade

Totally Truro BID Ice Skate Truro

Preston BID Prestfest

Can business be involved in service delivery and amenity?

Bath BID Trade Waste and Recycling Initiative

Falmouth BID Telling the Falmouth Story

Nottingham BID The Floral Trail

What about the role of employers of office or factory staff?

Inmidtown BID Collective Purchasing

Victoria BID Green Business Initiative

Heart of London Business Alliance WOW Privilege Card

4 x BIDs* Employ SE1 Better Bankside; Team London Bridge; Waterloo Quarter: Vauxhall One

Place Management through BIDs is about managing a town centre as if it were a single business identity A visible business-led place management company that is making a measurable difference to the business environment for those that pay the levy