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3 Things We Learned Moving To A Transparent Pay Approach
In Q1 2022, Next Street made two major changes to its compensation approach to make it more equitable and transparent. First, we created consistent compensation bands for the entire firm, so team members at [...]
The Fund for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Earlier this week, Hyphen launched the Fund for Inclusive Entrepreneurship to expand access to capital for small businesses owned by people of color, leveraging $10 billion in ARP funding through Treasury’s State Small Business Credit [...]
Vice President Announces New EOC Efforts
On October 4th, Vice President Harris and Treasury Secretary Yellin used the annual Freedman’s Bank Forum to highlight the administration’s focus on racial equity. As part of that, they released a fact sheet announcing the [...]
Cook County Announces $71 Million Source Grow Grant
Today the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development announced the launch of the Source Grow Grant through the Cook County Small Business Source, a program that strives to support, grow and elevate small businesses as [...]
Is your CEO an anti-racist?
Next Street's Charisse Conanan Johnson recently spoke Fortune Magazine's Ellen McGirt about how we're working to create an anti-racist society, and what corporate and government leaders can do to move that effort forward. Read more: [...]
New York City-Based Funders Collective Announces First Award Opportunity
The NY Small Business Funders Collective announces it will award $500,000 to improve access to capital and technical assistance for Black, Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, and Indigenous entrepreneurs based on research on NYC small [...]