Six Corners Association

What Six Corners Association does

Six Corners Association is a 501(c)(6) non-profit economic development organization founded in 2005 and headquartered at 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. #301, Chicago, Illinois. It operates as a Main Street America accredited organization and holds the exclusive designation as Chicago's only nationally-recognized Main Street community, serving as a City of Chicago Neighborhood Business Development Center in partnership with BACP and Illinois Main Street. The organization's mission is to foster a thriving commercial district on Chicago's northwest side by mentoring and connecting community-minded businesses, attracting customers, and engaging in intentional planning for the district's future.

The organization's core offerings center on district promotion, business support services, and community programming. It operates a searchable Business Directory, an Events Calendar (Women in Business Luncheons, Networking Mixers, Holiday Trolley, Pizza & Pickleball), a Bike Friendly Shopping District Program (bike corrals, Fixit stations, Divvy station), a branded merchandise Swag Shop, commercial Property Listings, and an Art Submissions mural program. Underlying infrastructure is minimal — built primarily on a Squarespace website, social media (58,000 monthly reach), and a 14,000-subscriber email newsletter — with no disclosed proprietary technology or AI components.

Six Corners generates revenue through three modest streams: annual business memberships ($100/year), annual residential memberships ($50/year), and low-margin branded merchandise (t-shirts, tote bags, postcards). Most capital deployed in the district ($3.5M+ in small business grants, $150K in build-out grants, and $20M in streetscape improvements) flows through Special Service Area 28 (SSA 28) tax increment financing and partner channels rather than Six Corners' own P&L. The organization is governed by a board of community stakeholders and led by Managing Director Amie Zander, operating with a small staff of 1-10 employees and engaging 175+ businesses across the Portage Park, Jefferson Park, Old Irving Park, Dunning, and Belmont/Cragin neighborhoods.

Name

Six Corners Association

Legal name

Six Corners Association

Website

https://sixcorners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Six Corners Association is a 501(c)(6) non-profit economic development organization on Chicago's northwest side that supports local businesses across five neighborhoods through memberships, events, marketing, and placemaking programs as Chicago's only Main Street America-accredited community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Business Memberships: Annual business memberships at $100 providing access to event discounts, marketing consultation, web promotion, networking opportunities, and business support services.
2. Residential Memberships: Annual residential memberships at $50 offering name listing on website, weekly eblast inclusion, mailing list access, and membership decal.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sales of branded merchandise including t-shirts ($10-15), tote bags ($12), and postcard sets ($6) featuring Six Corners branding and 'Live Life Locally' messaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Six Corners Association is a non-profit economic development organization that supports a 175+ business commercial district on Chicago's northwest side through annual membership programs (business and residential), one-on-one business consulting, grant facilitation, a public business directory, events, and placemaking initiatives. It operates as a City of Chicago Neighborhood Business Development Center and an accredited Main Street America organization.

Product overview

Six Corners Association is a non-profit economic development organization operating as a community platform rather than a technology product. The organization provides a suite of services centered around supporting local businesses and community development in Chicago's northwest side. Core offerings include a Business Directory for discovering local establishments, an Events Calendar for community gatherings and networking, a Bike Friendly Shopping District Program with infrastructure and certifications, a Swag Shop selling branded merchandise, and tiered Membership Programs (Business at $100/year and Residential at $50/year) offering promotional benefits and networking access. Additional services include Property Listings for commercial real estate and an Art Submissions Program for public art installations. These offerings work together to foster economic vitality and community engagement in the Six Corners commercial district.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Business Membership $100/year membership for local businesses providing event discounts (10%), business consultation, city support liaison, marketing assistance, web promotion, networking, and discounted vendor booths at festivals.
• Annual Residential Membership $50/year membership for residents providing a name listing on the Six Corners website, inclusion in the weekly email newsletter, mailing list access, and a membership decal.
• Six Corners Swag Shop (Branded Merchandise) Online swag shop selling branded merchandise including t-shirts ($10-15), tote bags ($12), and postcard sets ($6) featuring Six Corners branding and 'Live Life Locally' messaging.
• Commercial Property Listings Commercial property listings service for the Six Corners area, featuring retail spaces on Milwaukee Ave., Cicero Ave., and Irving Park Rd. available for lease or sale.

Quantifiable outcome

• 175+ businesses in commercial district
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Divvy Bike ShareminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Divvy Bike Station located on Culyer adjacent to 4066 N. Milwaukee Ave. building, providing residents easy access to bike share system with 580 stations and 5,800 bikes across Chicagoland.
• Main Street AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix Corners Association is a Main Street America accredited organization, part of a national network of more than 1,200 neighborhoods and communities committed to creating high-quality places and building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.
• City of Chicago Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix Corners Association is a City of Chicago Neighborhood Business Development Center, providing comprehensive business support services in partnership with city resources.
• Illinois Main StreetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with Illinois Main Street program supporting local Main Street organizations across Illinois.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rogers Park Business Alliance: Chicago SSA-style organization promoting a commercial corridor through events, business resources, and district marketing; comparable member/business-support scope.
• Logan Square Chamber of Commerce: Chicago neighborhood chamber running district events, business resources, and member programming — closely matches Six Corners' mix of community events and SMB support.
• Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce: Neighborhood business association providing member services, events, and district promotion for a Chicago commercial corridor; same business-improvement-district value proposition as Six Corners.
• Edgewater Chamber of Commerce: Chicago neighborhood chamber providing member benefits, networking events, and district advocacy for a mixed commercial corridor — a like-for-like peer in scope.
• The Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce: Chicago neighborhood chamber focused on member businesses, networking, and district events in a multi-neighborhood commercial area; directly comparable in operating model and SMB focus.
• Andersonville Chamber of Commerce: Chicago neighborhood chamber of commerce running events, member services, and district marketing for an independent commercial corridor — closely parallel to Six Corners' SSA-driven model.
• Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce: Chamber supporting two adjacent Chicago commercial districts with events, marketing, and business assistance; directly comparable in member services and district promotion focus.
• Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce: Chamber/SSA-style organization supporting local businesses in a Chicago commercial district with events, marketing, and business-development services; comparable scope and structure to Six Corners.

Broad incumbents

• Main Street America: National umbrella organization running the Main Street program of which Six Corners is an accredited member; sets the framework Six Corners implements and is the parent network for comparable peer comparisons.
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Chicago: National CDFI and community-development organization operating major grant, lending, and capacity-building programs for Chicago commercial corridors; overlaps with Six Corners on district revitalization funding and technical assistance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sixcornerschicago
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sixcornerschicago

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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