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NXST and NYC SBS Launch Funds Finder Online Funding Marketplace
NYC Department of Small Business Services and Next Street Partner to Launch “Funds Finder” First-Ever Online Funding Marketplace Dedicated to NYC Small Businesses Featuring Free Financing Advice Supported by Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, Small [...]
Celebrating Black Business Month
August is Black Business Month, an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of the more than 3 million Black-owned businesses across the US. Core to Next Street’s mission is our commitment to helping small businesses [...]
Expanding Capital Access to Entrepreneurs of Color
Hyphen, Next Street and Other Partners Announce Next Phase for Cross-Sector Initiative to Expand Capital Access to Entrepreneurs of Color Biden-Harris Administration officials, corporate and philanthropic stakeholders, and state SSBCI administrators align to leverage [...]
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 [...]