Tidepool Collaboritve Market

Location

Tidepool Market operates under a unique business model that allows a vendor to retain the autonomy of a single owner business while sharing rent, overhead expenses and weekly shop time with others. Creative artists and retailers have a chance to experiment with their wares in a small but significant downtown retail location, without the cost and 40 to 60 hour time commitment involved in a solo retail shop. Tide Pool vendors can thus have another job or care for their kids or simply have the time they need to actually create their art & products. The Tidepool Market hopes to serve its community as a small business “incubator” that will nurture the growth and development of its vendors' businesses until they are ready to break out on their own into larger shops and ventures.