Red Hook Business Alliance
Area of Assistance: Community Coordination and Engagement
Geography: Red Hook, Brooklyn
Stakeholders and Partners:
Business Owners in Red Hook
Carroll Gardens Association
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Timeline: 2019 - Present
Outcomes/Impacts:
Strong relationships, resource sharing, and local supply chains between Red Hook businesses, neighbors, and local nonprofits
A collective voice to represent business in Red Hook
Greater resources for Red Hook businesses
Project Summary:
Since 2019, Perch Advisors has worked with merchants and business leaders in Red Hook, Brooklyn in the organizing and creation of a nonprofit organization representing community businesses to serve as a collective voice for them, in light of major changes including zoning and transportation decisions impacting the neighborhood. Perch Advisors helped the Red Hook Business Alliance (RHBA) identify a diverse group of business leaders to serve as an Advisory Committee, and supported the group in identifying goals for the budding organization, and establishing committees to meet those goals. RHBA proved its value in the community by recruiting a diverse array of more than 100 members, hosting meetings and business mixers, producing events to promote local business and beautify the neighborhood, and ultimately supporting a vibrant local economy.