The Company

Founded in 2000, L.L. Consulting is committed to assisting communities with the economic revitalization and development of their historic downtown cores, traditional commercial districts, urban commercial corridors, and business improvement areas. L.L. Consulting has worked with local governments, Main Street programs, redevelopment agencies, business associations, chambers of commerce, business improvement districts, community development corporations, downtown organizations and other non-profits throughout the Southwest.  Consulting services and technical assistance include organizational formation and training, Main Street Program development and management, business development strategies and programs, strategic planning and visioning, marketing, promotional and branding strategies and plans, business improvement district formation and management, and small business consulting and coaching.

L.L. Consulting provides basic training for those communities who are just starting a revitalization program to advanced consulting services to help existing organizations and agencies sustain and expand their central business district and urban center efforts.  All services are customized to the community or organization’s needs and resources and the team at L.L. Consulting pride themselves on providing hands-on assistance throughout the process, guaranteeing success for all parties involved.

Since 2004, L. L. Consulting has been providing technical assistance and consulting services for the Arizona Department of Commerce, the Arizona State Main Street Program, assisting the local Main Street programs with planning services and organizational training, and developing policies and objectives for expanding partnerships, strengthening the organizational structure and fostering long term sustainability for both the Program as well as the commercial district.  For the last three years, L. L. Consulting has been on contract with the New Mexico Economic Development Department, New Mexico Main Street Program, providing business development and promotional technical assistance for the State’s 19 local MainStreet programs.

L.L. Consulting works with a number of Business Improvement Districts (BID's), both tenant-based and property-based, throughout California.  Direct services include assisting with the formation process, preparing the required annual reports, providing organizational development and  board training for the supporting organizations, developing promotional and marketing plans, identifying priorities and developing work plans accordingly, and conducting public workshops and presentations on the value and benefits of a business improvement district.