A new model addresses unique needs

Next Street enters the inner city small business market as an innovator with a new financial services model to address this market’s unique needs. This highly integrated model offers the tandem assets of financial and intellectual capital in a relationship with Next Street as trusted advisor.

Access to capital

Next Street enhances the traditional “plain vanilla” approach to financing small businesses, providing access to a range of flexible, creative financing, including working capital and lines of credit, mezzanine and structured finance and term loans, including project finance.

A wealth of experience

It’s no secret that access to financial capital is critical to this market. It’s not as well known, however, that intellectual capital in the form of expert advice is critical to leveraging this capital effectively.Intellectual capital is critical to leveraging financial capital in the urban small business market. Next Street brings an expertise borne of experience to our customers, resulting in customized business planning, mergers and acquisitions advice, project management and organizational development, among other services.

Trusted advisor

Small businesses that are ready to grow often work hard to obtain financing from banks and other traditional financial services institutions. Once they obtain the financing, however, these “new” businesses face unfamiliar challenges and opportunities. In the inner city small business market, traditional financial services providers usually bow out at this critical juncture, their work done.

Next Street’s innovation is built on the recognition that growing inner city small businesses need more support and guidance at this point — not less. As a trusted advisor, Next Street continues its collaboration with its portfolio customers well beyond this critical juncture, helping them to navigate unfamiliar waters.