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Kitchen at New Haven's former Gateway site eyed as 'food incubator'
December 10, 2012 — In collaboration with the Economic Development Corporation of New Haven and the City of New Haven, Next Street recently completed a feasibility assessment on establishing a culinary incubator in New Haven, CT at Gateway Community College’s Long Wharf campus. This incubator would focus on supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in the food sector with the broader goal of creating jobs in the greater New Haven area. Based on our market / opportunity assessment and a preliminary development of the operating model, we believe that that this concept would help fill the unmet needs of New Haven food entrepreneurs seeking low-cost commercial kitchen space and technical assistance. The plan for Gateway’s culinary incubator has been given the green light to proceed towards a soft launch in the first half of 2013.
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Inner City 100: How Small Businesses Grow, Even in a Tough Economy
May 10, 2012 – Inner City 100 companies succeed when they focus on their workers, according to Next Street's Tim Ferguson.
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Next Street Receives $30 Million to Help Spark Business Growth, Jobs
February 9, 2012 – Boston-based Next Street, the merchant bank specializing in small and mid-sized urban companies, has received a significant vote of confidence from Wall Street.
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Next Street & Citi Form New Start-Up Fund
February 3, 2012 – Merchant bank Next Street and financial services company Citigroup have partnered to create the Next Street Opportunity Fund.
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Citibank Tries a New Approach to Small-Business Lending
February 2, 2012 – The newly-formed Next Street Opportunity Fund, with capital provided in large part by Citigroup, will loan $30 million to established businesses located in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
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Next Street, Citi Create $30M Small-Biz Loan Fund
February 2, 2012 – The Next Street Opportunity Fund aims to bolster existing, growing businesses with revenues between $5 million and $60 million.
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Note to Lenders: Inner-City Small Businesses Don't Need Real Estate
November 25, 2011 – Next Street Capital partner Gloria Lee explains to The Atlantic Cities why real estate financing for small businesses – sometimes the only kind made available to them – is rarely what they want…or need.
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Emerging Leader, Tameka Moss
July 08, 2011 – In an interview with the Boston Business Journal, Next Street's Tameka Moss shows why the publication named her one of Boston's emerging business leaders.
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America's Most Promising Social Entrepeneurs 2011
June 22, 2011 – Next Street is selected by Bloomberg Businessweek as one of "America's Top 25 Most Promising Social Entrepeneurs 2011".
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Ron Walker on Loans for Small Businesses
March 18, 2011 – Ron Walker talks to BNET, the CBS Interactive Business Network, about the recession, the Community Reinvestment Act, and growth capital for small businesses.
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Tim Ferguson Offers Advice on MSNBC's
February 20, 2011 – Next Street's Tim Ferguson joins WSJ small business editor Collen DeBaise on MSNBC's "Your Business" to offer advice on who to hire first and dealing with overseas competition.
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The Value of Minority Business Development
January 21, 2011 – Next Street's Ron Walker, as guest columnist for the Boston Business Journal, shines a light on minority-owned small businesses and why they just might be our greatest asset in a down economy...and beyond.
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A Banker's Advice on Getting a Loan
January 18, 2011 – Next Street's Ron Walker offers American Express Open small businesses three key strategies for snaring that needed capital.
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Next Street featured on Fox Business News
July 27, 2010 – Tim Ferguson and Ron Walker appear on Fox Business News’ “The Willis Report” in a conversation about what small businesses need to grow.
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Next Street featured in launch issue of Bloomberg Businessweek
April 22, 2010 – In the inaugural issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, Next Street founders Tim Ferguson and Ron Walker discuss the needs of small businesses that make up the "missing middle."
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Ron Walker on closing the economic divide
January 12, 2010 – Next Street president and founding partner Ron Walker appeared with other experts on a New England Cable News panel entitled "Bending the Curve: Closing the Economic Divide in Massachusetts" hosted by NECN and The Boston Foundation.
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Tim Ferguson answers viewer questions on MSNBC's Your Business
January 10, 2010 – Next Street founder Tim Ferguson offers advice to small business owners on MSNBC's "Your Business".
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A New Approach, With Ancient Roots, to Help Small Businesses
December 24, 2009 – "Bring back the merchant bank" says The New York Times in its profile of Next Street and its work with urban small and mid-size businesses like Gentle Giant, Roxbury Technology and Mitchell Properties.
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Next Street redefines lending for US businesses
December 23, 2009 – Digital Journal says "Next Street is redefining the banking business model" and "doing what made American business famous: innovating."
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Business Week to Goldman: Look at Next Street
November 24, 2009 – As Goldman Sachs pledges $500 million to small businesses, Business Week spotlights just some, including Next Street, that are already leaders in that space.
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The financial business plan: your guide to future business success
October 30, 2009 — Tim Ferguson talks to American Express Open about why financial plans are important, representing a company’s roadmap to its future success.
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Economic summit calls for state fund to aid small businesses
October 28, 2009 — Next Street president Ron Walker joined Gov. Deval Patrick in calling for a state fund to support small businesses.
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America's most promising start-ups
September 1, 2009 – Inner-city businesses have historically been underserved by banks and financial advisory services. To longtime bankers Ron Walker and Tim Ferguson, that void looks like an opportunity.
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Helping budding firms with counsel, capital
August 21, 2009 – Next Street Financial combines advice and financing to help urban entrepreneurs grow.
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Funding a small business
August 20, 2009 — Tim Ferguson chats with WalletPop's Lan Nguyen about the many ways entrepreneurs and small business owners can finance their dreams.
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Next Street founders featured on Fox Business News
July 24, 2009 – Tim Ferguson and Ron Walker appear on Fox Business News' "Money for Breakfast" discussing what Next Street is doing to help small businesses on Main Street.
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