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Inglewood Business Improvement Area

Inglewood: A historic community with the beginning of Calgary.

Business: A place of commerce and production.

Improvement: An action and process of making something better. 

Area: A space allocated for a specific purpose. ​

The Inglewood Business Improvement Area (BIA), is one of 15 associations in Calgary. The BIA is a collaborative effort, within a geographical zone defined through the City,  by businesses to promote, manage and maintain their collective well-being.

The Inglewood BIA’s mission is to bring vibrancy to the main street of 9th Avenue SE and surrounding business area. It also aims to raise awareness about Inglewood and build a sense of belonging.​

Inglewood’s BIA has a volunteer, elected Board of Directors (BoD). Board members are ratepayers or a designated representative of a ratepayer. Board members - as a collective-make budget decisions.​ The Inglewood BIA, is a non-profit organization and has one full-time staff (Executive Director) and one part-time staff (Administration). Staff follow direction from the board. Contractors and volunteers are additional support resources.​ All BIAs are financed through a BIA levy contributed by businesses, collected by the City of Calgary, and distributed to each of the BIAs to implement in supporting the mission and mandate. BIAs also have the ability to apply for grants to support initiatives.