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Celebrating Black Identity as an Asset this Black Business Month
Donald Jones is a Partner in Next Street's New York Office As I hope you know, the month of August is National Black Business Month. According to recent data, [...]
A Primer on How to get Main Street Businesses Started with AI
We know that AI—and AI-powered tools—provide opportunities for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Similar to the way the internet revolutionized the way SMBs operate, AI has the power to transform businesses and [...]
How To Replicate a Proven Accelerator Model
The Center for an Urban Future recently published a new report – 5 Ideas to Expand Economic Mobility in New York City. Idea #3 is to “Replicate Cincinnati’s Minority Business Accelerator in NYC.” Not [...]
EOC Announces New Chair & Additional Members
Rockefeller Foundation’s Economic Opportunity Coalition Announces New Chair & 3 Additional Fortune 500 Companies John W. Rogers Jr., Chairman and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, LLC, to join the EOC Management Committee as Chair, plus [...]
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Partners to Launch ‘Get In The Game’ Initiative
An Initiative Creating Procurement Opportunities & Equity for Los Angeles Region Small Businesses Ahead of 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games LOS ANGELES, CA – June 27, 2024 – The Los [...]
Assessing how the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund can benefit small businesses in the New Economy
Framing how this $27 billion in funding to create a national network around climate and clean energy projects should support and benefit small businesses, especially those in communities historically left behind. What [...]