Small Business
[Brooklyn Navy Yard\Black & Women Businesses]
The proposed incubator would provide MWBEs with the opportunity to leverage the resources, support and expertise available at the Yard for traditionally underserved demographics within the larger business community in New York City, including Black and Brown entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses.
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[Inc.\Female Founders 100 List]
Kimberly Weisul: “Our team vetted thousands of applications to find the 100 women highlighted on this list. It’s the most inspiring work we do all year, and we’re so thrilled to be able to feature these fierce, accomplished entrepreneurs.”
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[Bethelhem Dejene Abebe\Zafree Papers]
Bethelhem is co-founder and CEO of Zafree Papers, a company that is introducing a 100% tree-free paper pulp made from agricultural waste. Instead of using wood to create paper pulp, Zafree Papers’ process utilises wheat and barley straw.
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[COVID-19\PPP Loans]
Velázquez: “Small businesses in the five territories are facing the same dire conditions as those in the fifty states.”
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[NYC Small Business\Predatory Lenders]
Williams: “My resolution, Resolution 1049, aims to address a major root cause of one of the financial issues that many New Yorkers face: confession of judgment in business loans…debt collectors continue to misuse confessions of judgment.”
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[COVID-19\Small Business Hotels]
New report shows without increased loan limits in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), small business hotels won’t be able to keep doors open and rehire employees.
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[ESSENCE BENEFIT SERIES TO FIGHT COVID-19]
The ESSENCE Benefit Series to Fight COVID-19 kicks off with the first-ever ESSENCE + New Voices Entrepreneur Virtual Summit…which will be streamed live on ESSENCE Studios on Friday, April 24th, from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET.
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[Earl Graves Sr.\Black Businesses]
Keith Clinkscales: “Graves did more than chronicle successful Black businesspeople — he created a blueprint for brand-building in a multimedia world.”
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[SBA COVID-19 Relief Loan Funding]
Velazquez: “To expand opportunities for women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, we must increase the role of mission-based lenders, those who are deeply embedded in their communities, such as community banks, community development financial institutions, and SBA microloan intermediaries.”
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[COVID-19\Small Business]
Attorney General James: “Hardworking families and small businesses across the country are struggling more than ever because of this pandemic.”
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