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Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
On November 19th, Next Street celebrates Women's Entrepreneurship Day by honoring, supporting, and empowering women entrepreneurs. The day was founded 10 years ago by Wendy Diamond in response to the challenges she saw women face [...]
Women Entrepreneurs Leveraging their Female Identity in their Entrepreneurial Journey
October is National Women’s Small Business Month, a time to recognize and celebrate the remarkable contributions of women entrepreneurs and the businesses they lead. As of 2023, there are 14 million women-owned businesses in the [...]
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 [...]