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Next Street Scale Platform Connecting Small Businesses with Funding Sources Hits One-Year Mark
Milestones include New Partnership with Verizon; Successful First Year of NYC Funds Finder; New Supplier Development Solutions Features NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2024 -- Next Street, a mission-driven firm that works with public [...]
Celebrating Family Businesses this Hispanic Heritage Month
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, Next Street wanted to live into our Small Business First value and recognize the contributions of Hispanic small businesses. In communities of color across the country, [...]
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 [...]