Like Us, Follow Us, Join Us and You Can Win a Prize

We’re offering the chance to win some pretty essential prizes for any small business owner, all while gabbing with neighbors or learning how to get the most from your city. At our upcoming Nothing But Networking event, March 15th, all attendees will have the chance to win a $50 Metrocard! Even more, if you come [...]

March 15th 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Nothing But NETworking – My Arena Bar, 557 Classon Ave.

Small Business Workshop: Accessing City Resources

Friday March 23rd, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Join Us On Flickr!

After noticing the scarcity of photos of businesses like the wonderful Carib Food Market on Fulton Street, I’ve decided to start a flickr group. I hope to gather beautiful photos from tourists and locals alike that show the diversity and prosperity of our local enterprises. So please, if you’re a flickr user, join our group. [...]

‘Cash Mobs’ profit locally owned stores

Originally posted at Public Radio International You’ve heard of flash mobs, where people appear to randomly gather and break into elaborate song and dance routines. But now, a new phenomenon, called “Cash Mobs,” is spreading. Instead of breaking into song, members of cash mobs break open their wallets to spend money at locally owned businesses. [...]

Bed-Stuy Professionals Come Out to Network

This February’s Nothing But Networking brought an enlightened group. The group was happy to welcome Nechama and her new bicycle shop, Bicycle Roots, onto Fulton. The BID’s Vice Chair, Marcia Melendez of Flowerworks survived Valentine’s Day and came out to mingle with the best of us. You can all expect another video from the Gateway [...]

A Month of Reading for Big and Small

Are your kids begging for another bedtime story? Or are you begging for a little break? Join us as Bed-Stuy dives into the book world this March at Common Grounds Coffee House and Therapy Wine Bar. Starting March 3rd, Common Grounds will have a children’s book reading every Saturday at 3pm. The authors themselves will read [...]

Stabilizing Communities: Home Refinance Seminar

Wednesday, February 15th 2012 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. [View Flyer] Learn how to safely refinance your home. > Interested in a lower rate on your mortgage? > Want to switch from a variable rate to a fixed rate? > Just looking to lower your monthly payments? > Or perhaps you need cash to pay [...]

Will Cuomo’s 2012 Budget Create Jobs in Bed-Stuy?

On January 26th, Darryl C. Towns, Commissioner/CEO of NYS Homes and Community renewal, presented Governor Cuomo’s 2012-13 Executive Budget to a group of community representatives in Restoration Plaza’s 5th Floor Boardroom. The new budget was met with excitement and some questions.  Pension reform and a teacher evaluation plan were big topics within the budget, but [...]

New Residents Mean New Customers

Bed-Stuy is hot. The last unit on the market in the Bed-Stuy condo building 111 Monroe Street is in contact, according to Streeteasy and a broker representing the development. The building first hit the market in early 2009. A round of substantial price cuts was put into place shortly after that, and a grocery moved [...]