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Clients Say
What’s so special about their role is that they’re able to wear so many hats, and fill gaps that we have, quickly.
Connecting the dots in the urban enterprise.
No company succeeds alone. Next Street clients and partners benefit from the firm’s unmatched network that reaches from corner offices to community centers.
- We connect small companies to large institutions that can help get big things done.
- We connect national corporations to dynamic urban markets.
- We connect the public sector to the private sector – and the private sector to the nonprofit community.
A new kind of company
Next Street’s mission is to transform the way that finance and business advisory services are provided to small companies and nonprofit organizations in urban markets.
Next Street is a for-profit business that aims to maximize the growth, profitability and success of our portfolio companies, thereby enhancing economic development, wealth and job creation in America’s cities.
Next Street is committed to the principles of integrity, transparency, excellence, innovation and equal access.
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Every entrepreneur knows that an underserved market is an opportunity.
In 2005, Tim Ferguson, Putnam Investments’ former head of investments, and Ron Walker, Executive Vice President of retail banking at Sovereign Bank, formed Next Street to serve successful urban businesses that were being largely ignored by traditional financial institutions. Read the story
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A merchant bank for the urban enterprise.
Next Street looks for companies in the $5 million to $60 million range with the potential for significant growth. To realize this potential, we provide far more than access to capital. We work side-by-side with the business owner, advising on every aspect of the enterprise: business strategy, organizational development, and marketing.
One company, specialized resources.
The capabilities that we bring to urban companies are the ones that business owners tell us they need as their companies grow. The firm is organized in teams of specialists in organizational development, business strategy, marketing communications and finance. This professional depth enables us to help our clients navigate a rapidly evolving marketplace.
Business owners can draw on Next Street’s specialized resources at every turn in the life of their company.
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