2023 Grant Recipients
As part of our anti-racism commitment, Next Street launched a grant program to provide grant funding to BIPOC-owned small businesses using a percentage of our annual profit. The grant [...]
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12, 2023
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11, 2023
United we stand, fearless we fight in support of small businesses post Fearless Fund decision
It’s easy to get distracted by the news. 2023 has been a relentless cycle of conflicts - the ongoing Russia/ Ukraine war, civil war in Sudan, gang violence in [...]
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08, 2023
Celebrating Black Business Month
August is Black Business Month, an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of the more than 3 million Black-owned businesses across the US. Core to Next Street’s mission is our [...]
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05, 2023
A small business program success story: Cook County Small Business Source
In celebration of National Small Business Week, Next Street spotlights one of our most notable programs in partnership with Cook County - The Small Business Source. We spoke to [...]
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05, 2023
When banks sneeze, small businesses catch a cold, and BIPOC-owned small businesses get the flu
Banks sneeze Banks are the lifeblood of small business lending and therefore small business growth. In NYC alone, 92% of small business lending is driven by non-SBA bank-led bank [...]
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03, 2023
7 Women-Owned Small Businesses You Should Support
Women own 40% of all US businesses and generate $1.8 trillion in revenue each year. This Women's History Month, we're celebrating the impact of the 12.3 million women-owned small [...]
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02, 2023
Celebrating Black History Month with a Few of Our Favorite Black-Owned Businesses
Each year, Next Street works with thousands of business owners. This February, we're celebrating some of the incredible Black-owned businesses that we work with across our portfolio of small [...]
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10, 2022
2022 Grant Recipients
As part of our anti-racism commitment, Next Street launched a grant program to provide grant funding to BIPOC-owned small businesses using a percentage of our annual profit. The grant [...]
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10, 2022
Creating Next Street’s organizational values to be authentic, energizing and scalable
Last fall, we decided to refresh Next Street’s organizational values. Values are the core principles of an organization that are timeless and enduring. They influence an organization’s culture or ways of [...]
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08, 2022
Next Street Announces Andi Crawford as Partner
We are pleased to announce that Andrea (Andi) Crawford has joined Next Street as a Partner and will lead our new Revenue Office. In her role, Andi will develop new [...]