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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 Irene Sherr, Deputy Bureau Chief, [...]
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 lending. But bank lending is [...]
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 businesses that are contributing to [...]
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 business programs. [...]
Reflecting on Next Street’s Journey as an Anti-Racist Institution in 2022
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 Inclusive Impact Committee (IIC) to [...]
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 program is now in its [...]