Burr Ridge Village Center Owners Offering "Innovative" Entrepreneurs Three Months Free Rent
Select businesses will get three months of free rent to try out a brick and mortar space at the Burr Ridge Center starting in October.
The program, dubbed Pop Local, is intended to fill out the center and use some empty space and also give new or online businesses a chance to see how a storefront could help them. The program is open to retail, event and community offerings.
Applications run through Aug. 10 and after that, a panel of judges will pick five finalists who will be interviewed in person later that month. The participants will be announced Aug. 24 and the business owners will begin their three months of rent-free use in October.
The Village Center is owned by Edwards Realty Company (ERC) and president Ramzi Hassan said he thought the program could be a fun way to attract new businesses and help consumers.
