For Venues

Musicians aren't the only ones who need help!
Venue owners and music related businesses are suffering from the loss of income, as well as from oversights in laws and codes.

Austin's venue owner/operators and related small businesses are heavily taxed and subjected to certain conditions which make doing business incredibly difficult. Heavy taxes, prohibitive ordinances, and other issues make keeping the doors open for a business which supports live music incredibly difficult. Many could survive and thrive with the tax and legal incentives offered to corporations and large businesses. But a united business community is required to make such changes.

Part of our plan is to organize as a community and take advantage of the same tax breaks and other incentives that our city government offers to large businesses and corporations. After all, your business is part of a machine that creates Austin's billion dollar economy. You deserve the benefits of such a contribution. But it takes organization to get those benefits.

We also want to address how you can grow profitably in the face of audience apathy and ever-changing musical and recreational trends; how to reach potential audiences and ensure a consistent clientele that supports music; how to recieve the same financial and tax incentives that large businesses and corporations recieve from local and state government

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