Tag: Miami Bayside Foundation

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Resources: Time-sensitive grant program and educational opportunities

Call for applications for 10,000 Small Businesses: The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at Miami Dade College program is looking for applicants for its January 2022 cohort. The free 12-week program is designed to help business owners, and the program includes a Babson-designed entrepreneurship curriculum and a wealth of one-on-one advice, clinics, and networking opportunities. Applications […]

Disaster Preparedness, Economy, Operations, Resources, Strategy

Covid crisis spurs coffee business to refocus on core strengths and community connection

The java tastes unique and delicious in a shop that delivers an uplifting and welcoming experience. And all the while, the proprietors are successfully facing down the challenges of the pandemic economy. Gail Hamilton Azodo and her husband Uchendu Azodo opened SIPS, a coffee roasting company and eatery, in July 2019 […]

Disaster Preparedness, Economy, Education, Finance, Networking, Resources

Grit, pivots and a rallying cry: How MBF and its small business clients navigate this crisis

Michael Sellinger of Miami Bayside Foundation  recalls the early days of the COVID-19 crisis checking in on small business clients and offering MBF’s help.  Bayside is a nonprofit organization that mentors, holds training programs, and facilitates loans for small businesses in Miami’s underserved communities. His message: “There is nothing you can […]