Business Resources
Are you interested in opening a business in Downtown Oxford?
Oxford Mainstreet Inc. is here to provide assistance! Please feel free to call our office and schedule an appointment with our Director. They will walk you through the steps necessary to open a business in Downtown Oxford.
Purchasing Property
Before you purchase a property, sign a rental agreement or change the type of business: Call the Borough Manager – (610) 932-2500 Ext. 302
Business Improvement District (BID) Assessment
Confirm with your title company that they have requested a Certification of Taxes ($20) for the BID fees if you are purchasing property within the Business Improvement District. You or your title company will be responsible for payment of BID taxes not collected at settlement. You may also fax your request for certification – (610) 599-8303.
The Business Improvement District (BID) assessment is .0004%. This assessment is approximately one-quarter of OMI’s annual budget. The balance of the budget is fulfilled with sponsors, donations, fundraising and grants. The BID receives services from OMI such as downtown beautification programs, marketing programs, events programs and other economic vitality services to increase visitors to our downtown.
Click below for more information about being a BID Business.
Available Properties
Click below to view the available properties in Downtown Oxford.
Business Plan Preparation Assistance
- SBA – US Small Business Administration
- Kutztown University – 610-458-5700
- Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) – 610-344-6910
- Chester County Economic Development Council – 610-458-5700
- Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce – 610-444-0774
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week – (814) 833-9576
PFEW, or Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW) is a one-of-a-kind summer program that offers incoming high school juniors and seniors a unique and challenging opportunity to see what it is like to run their own business.
BID Inter-Business Discounts
OXFORD FEED AND LUMBER – (610) 932-8521
ALL BID customers doing renovations to the first floor retail spaces get a Contractor Courtesy Discount. We do not discount second floor apartments.