Since our founding in 2005, Next Street has committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion both internally and through the work we do. In 2019, we officially launched our [...]
As part of our anti-racism and anti-bias commitment, Next Street launched a grant program to provide grant funding primarily to People of Color (POC)- and women-owned small businesses using [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
