Welcome New Ed! Member

We welcome you to the Edmonds business community!  Edmonds downtown business owners have a history of working together to help everyone prosper and we hope you will reach out if you have any questions.

Who is Ed!?

With nearly 400 members, if your business is located in downtown Edmonds, you are likely a member of our business improvement district.

Business Improvement Districts (BID) are special assessment areas established under the Revised Code of Washington (Chapter 35.87.A). They provide a local funding mechanism whereby businesses assess themselves to fund programs related to activities such as beautification, marketing, security, parking, clean-up or administration.

Our district is called the Edmonds Downtown Alliance.

Created by the Edmonds City Council in early 2013, we are a focused, funded organization that supports and improves business conditions in Edmonds. Our goal is to ensure our downtown stays lively, attractive and prosperous.

A boundary map, assessment overview an approved scope of work and the Edmonds Business Improvement District Bylaws are included on this site.

Ed! Advisory Board Members

The Ed! advisory board is made up of up to 11 representatives of member businesses. Board terms are 3 years, and new board members are elected in April of each year at our annual member meeting.

Meet our 2023-2024 advisory board

All members in good standing are also invited to join an Ed! committee, you can read about them here.

If you are interested in joining the board or a committee, please contact Carrie Hulbert at carrie@edmondsdowntown.org.

Assessments

Assessments are based on the classification of a business and its square footage. Assessments are sent to members from the City of Edmonds, who provides our billing, collects and deposits the payments to an Edmonds Downtown Alliance account. Assessments can be paid quarterly or annually.

Assessments are waived for new businesses during their first year.

Learn more about assessments here.

See What We’ve Been up to

Ed! volunteers and program manager work hard to create new and maintain existing programs that fulfill our mission to make Downtown Edmonds vibrant, lively and attractive. Take a look at our 2023 Year in Review to learn about many of them.

You were automatically signed up to receive our newsletter using the email address listed on your business license. If you don’t receive it, please contact Carrie Hulbert at carrie@edmondsdowntown.org to be signed up.

Also, be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!

Get Promoted by Ed!

The Ed! website includes a robust site directory for restaurants, shopping, and services. To include your business in the listing, fill out this quick form.

We also regularly publish Business Spotlights of member businesses, simply fill out this Q&A form to be featured. We’ll send a professional photographer to photograph you, and you get the picture!

Edmonds Business Organizations

These are several organizations that work with downtown businesses in different ways, and we often partner together to make our business district great. Here are a few of them, and what we focus on:

Ed! Edmonds Downtown Alliance – edmondsdowntown.org

Ed! is a business improvement district. All businesses within the district pay a fee according to a schedule based on the type of business and square footage. The money is used to market, decorate, promote and improve Downtown Edmonds. Our goal is to ensure our downtown stays lively, attractive, prosperous and welcoming to everyone.

Your first year is free, and after that you will receive an invoice from the City of Edmonds. See the rate sheet for more information about assessment fees.

Ed! is currently meeting every 2nd Thursday at 8am via Zoom, please check here for meeting information and all of our past reports. Please join us, all members and the public are welcome!

Please contact carrie@edmondsdowntown.org to be sure you receive the monthly email newsletters and other communications.

Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce – edmondschamber.com

The Chamber represents all of greater Edmonds. They provide networking, educational opportunities and resources to their members. They also manage the Log Cabin Visitor Information Center, and put on several large community events such as An Edmonds Kind of 4th parade and fireworks, Taste Edmonds festival in August, the Car Show in September and the Halloween and Holiday Tree Lighting festivities.  To learn about membership in the Chamber, visit www.edmondschamber.com/members.

City of Edmonds Economic Development Department

Execute annual marketing campaigns targeting regional audiences with the mission to strengthen the economy with a focus on business development for the entirety of the city of Edmonds. Bolstering business and creating an environment that helps with recruitment and retention. As the tourist arm of the city, they operate the Explore Edmonds website and social media accounts.

All these groups work together but have different emphases.

Questions?

If you have any questions about Ed!, please contact Carrie Hulbert at carrie@edmondsdowntown.org or any current board member.