We recently shifted our compensation policy to be more in line with our anti-racist values. That means consistent compensation bands across our firm, merit-based promotions, and radical transparency. Learn [...]
The foundation reported that the loans are a part of the foundation’s approach to address inequities in business. To fulfill its mission, the foundation partnered with the national organization Next [...]
Charisse Conanan was promoted to the Co-CEO role, wrote a book and changed how she communicated with her team and their small business clients during the pandemic. In the [...]
In Q1 2022, Next Street made two major changes to its compensation approach to make it more equitable and transparent. First, we created consistent compensation bands for the entire [...]
Earlier this week, Hyphen launched the Fund for Inclusive Entrepreneurship to expand access to capital for small businesses owned by people of color, leveraging $10 billion in ARP funding through [...]
On October 4th, Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellin used the annual Freedman’s Bank Forum to highlight the administration’s focus on racial equity. As part of that, they released [...]
Today the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development announced the launch of the Source Grow Grant through the Cook County Small Business Source, a program that strives to support, grow [...]
Next Street's Charisse Conanan Johnson recently spoke Fortune Magazine's Ellen McGirt about how we're working to create an anti-racist society, and what corporate and government leaders can do to move [...]
The NY Small Business Funders Collective announces it will award $500,000 to improve access to capital and technical assistance for Black, Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, and Indigenous entrepreneurs based [...]
Michael Roth spoke with The Business Journals about the State Small Business Credit Initiative, and why it has the potential to be game changing for small business ecosystems across the [...]
