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​Join the Gilbert's Office of Economic Development, the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, and Hownd, to learn more about to learn more about the benefits of this business resiliency assistance program. We'll provide a brief presentation and will dedicate time to answering your questions!

About the Hownd Marketing Platform program:
Gilbert has partnered with Hownd, a customer foot traffic and revenue-generation platform for local brick and mortar businesses, to promote gift cards and promotional offers though an online marketing program. The platform is designed to generate immediate cash sales and customer traffic as businesses work to recover from the impacts of the pandemic.  
 
Through the scope of the partnership, Gilbert will cover Hownd administrative fees that otherwise would the responsibility of the participating merchant. Businesses can generate revenue through the sale of gift cards and coupons purchased through the MyHownd mobile app, email, social media, or the business?s website.
 
The roll-out of this co-operative marketing tool, known as Hownd, will be to assist businesses with customer acquisition. When surveying local businesses on the tools and resources they needed to find relief, recovery, and resiliency, attracting customers was a top priority. Local businesses interested in increasing both foot traffic to their store and gift card purchases will be able to do so through Hownd.
 
Interested businesses can begin setting up their Hownd account today. https://hownd.com/gilbert-az/
 
Program Provisions

• Gilbert will cover Hownd administrative fees that would be ordinarily charged to the participating merchant.
• Participating businesses must setup a Stripe account for direct consumer to business deposits within 48 hours of purchase. Stripe charges 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction.