Salem-based Mainvest, a so-called equity crowdfunding site that allowed regular people to buy a stake in fledgling businesses, says it will shut its doors in June.
Erin Barnes, President and CEO of Main Street America, shares her thoughts about how best to steward this movement into a future of very real challenges.
The small businesses honored by Mayor Wu range from bookstores and restaurants to news websites and hardware stores.
The group of 30 businesses representing 19 of Boston’s neighborhoods, and, as a collective, have been in business for 1,281 years.
A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
A proposal would create a fund to help Boston businesses with repair costs for issues like broken windows or graffiti
Through the Wake Up the Night Grant, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Nightlife Economy will award individuals and organizations up to $10,000 for nighttime activations.
The 1975 Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative hosted the event, called the “Intergenerational Cultural Commemoration Event” (‘Chương Trình Tưởng Niệm, Liên Thế Hệ’).
More than 20 small businesses have signed leases in Boston so far using grants from Mayor Michelle Wu’s program to fill vacant retail storefronts.
The names of the winners in the city’s second round of its SPACE grant program – they receive awards of up to $200,000 along with key technical support – were named this week at a City Hall event.
$4,575,000 in American Rescue Plan funding will support 37 Boston entrepreneurs opening new storefronts in vacant spaces throughout the city
Boston’s third annual “Open Streets” program will feature more locations and longer hours this year.