Visitor Information

Communications & Media Strategy

OTMRA endeavors to consistently share information about our businesses so that they can see actual, tangible success in their businesses through their memberships. We encourage you to utilize our social media, or join the organization, to stay up to date on what we and our business members are doing. Please get in touch with upcoming events/specials we can  promote through our channels.

District Marketing Strategy

Through sponsorship support of businesses, and OTMRA’s own expense, we produce various marketing materials visible to more than 18 million eyes. Print guides are updated and distributed to Choose Chicago visitor centers as well as hotels. Additionally, OTMRA updates our website and social media to provide consistent and timely information on the neighborhood and our businesses.

Neighborhood Business Development Centers (NBDC)

The NBDC Program program provides grants to Chicago-based chambers of commerce and business support organizations, to assist in the development of small businesses in Chicago, serve as liaison between local businesses and the City of Chicago, and provide neighborhood business development services. Learn more about the NBDC services the OTMRA provides here.

City of Chicago Small Business Center (SBC)

The Small Business Center (SBC) is the business licensing division of the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) and the City’s “ONE-STOP-SHOP” for business licensing, public way use permitting, and connecting entrepreneurs to business resources. Learn more about the SBC services the City of Chicago provides here.