Strategies from the Small Business Anti-Displacement Toolkit

Date: Thursday, May 22

Time: 1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. (AICP-CM: 2)

Holiday Ballroom 2

Speakers:

  • Manuel Ochoa, SBAN Senior Practitioner
  • Jamie Shanker-Passero, SBAN Program Manager

Resources:

Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to introduce the Small Business Anti-Displacement Toolkit developed by the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network (SBAN). In this interactive session, participants will explore real-world solutions to small business displacement by engaging with toolkit tools through a dynamic card-based activity. Together, we’ll step into the role of city stakeholders in a fictional city experiencing the pressures of commercial displacement. We’ll identify the most impactful tools to preserve and support small businesses. Whether you’re a policymaker, community advocate, or just passionate about local economies, this workshop will equip you with evidence based tools to bring back to your own communities.
 
This session is eligible for Certification Maintenance credits with the American Institute of Certified Planners. If you are an AICP member and attend the session in full, you can add credits to your CM log by searching for the “National Economic Mobility and Opportunity Conference 2025” in the CM Search menu and selecting specific sessions from those associated with the event.