Office of Business Resources

The Office of Business Resources (OBR) helps businesses locate, open and expand within the City of Madison by:

• Directing businesses toward financial and technical assistance programs available through the City and other sources
• Guiding businesses through City permitting and approval processes
• Facilitating appropriate space for business development through participation in City land use planning efforts
• Maintaining and providing demographic/community information to businesses
• Serving as City liaisons to local business and economic development organizations, including the Madison Central Business Improvement District, Downtown Madison Inc., Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, THRIVE, and neighborhood business/merchant associations
• Staffing, the Economic Development Committee, Vending Oversight Committee, Public Market Development Committee (formally the Local Food Committee), and overseeing the City's street vending, sidewalk cafe, merchant vending and banner placement programs