Community Vision Sessions: Session 3 | Growing Business & Opportunity
About this Event
Growing Business & Opportunity
Thriving neighborhoods need thriving businesses.
Building upon the vision established during the first two Community Vision Sessions, this workshop explores how business development, entrepreneurship, investment, and economic opportunity can strengthen West Bartlesville for generations to come.
Through visual examples and guided discussions, participants will examine successful commercial corridors, neighborhood businesses, mixed-use development, tourism destinations, and entrepreneurial ecosystems while identifying the opportunities that best support residents, businesses, and future investment.
Together, we'll explore questions like:
• What businesses are missing from West Bartlesville?
• What services do residents need most?
• How can entrepreneurship be encouraged?
• What would attract investment while preserving community character?
• How can economic development support the vision created during Sessions 1 and 2?
The ideas developed during this session will help shape future conversations around business recruitment, entrepreneurship, commercial development, tourism, and long-term investment.
Whether you attend one session or all four, your voice matters.
Agenda
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Check-In & Refreshments
Host: West Bartlesville Revitalization
Info: Reconnect with fellow participants, review highlights from previous sessions, and explore examples of successful commercial districts and neighborhood business development before the workshop begins.
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:15 PM
Seeing What's Possible
Host: Shavon Annette
Info: Explore inspiring examples of vibrant commercial corridors, neighborhood retail, mixed-use development, local entrepreneurship, tourism destinations, and investment strategies that have transformed communities.
🕑: 06:15 PM - 07:25 PM
Community Design Workshop
Host: Group Discussion
Info: Participants will rotate through a series of facilitated discussion stations focused on creating opportunity.
Neighborhood Businesses
What businesses would best serve residents and visitors?
Entrepreneurship
How can West Bartlesville become a place where entrepreneurs can succeed?
Commercial Corridors
How should our commercial areas evolve while maintaining their character?
Investment & Tourism
What opportunities could attract visitors, investment, and long-term economic growth?
Looking Forward
Imagine West Bartlesville 15 years from now.
What opportunities should exist for residents, businesses, and future generations?
🕑: 07:25 PM - 07:50 PM
From Neighborhoods to Opportunity
Host: Group Discussion
Info: Each group will share its key ideas as we identify the common priorities that will help guide future business development and economic investment.
🕑: 07:50 PM - 08:00 PM
Looking Ahead & Q&A
Host: Shavon Annette
Info: We'll conclude by highlighting the evening's biggest takeaways and previewing Session 4: Creating Great Places, where we'll bring together everything we've learned to explore parks, culture, public spaces, and placemaking.
Where is it happening?
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