The Heights Small Business Navigators program seeks to connect neighborhood small businesses to resources and resources to neighborhood small businesses.
About The Program:
The program, established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, will use a community navigator approach to help small businesses, with a focus on those owned by veterans, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals - including in rural and urban communities. The program comprises a lead “Hub” at the center of a network of “Spoke” organizations that deploy community advocates to work with small businesses during the economic recovery. Recovery services can include financial assistance, access to capital supports, contracting and procurement assistance, marketing, operations, business development, export and import, and industry-specific training, among other areas of technical assistance to aid businesses in stabilization and expansion.
What We Offer:
Small Business Support and Advocacy: The Heights CDC has the opportunity to partner with several organizations that have resources for small businesses. We would love the opportunity to introduce small business owners to those resources.
Small Business Incubation: The Heights CDC currently has commercial properties that are leased to small businesses. We also have connections to help small businesses find physical locations within the community.
Small Business Education: The Heights CDC invites experts to share information with our small businesses through a series of workshops and engagement opportunities.
Meet The Navigators:
761 National Street
Eagle Brother’s Construction
John Ritchie and Associates
The Neighborhood Candle Shop
Refinish Memphis
Cleaning House
Mitchell Heights Landscaping and Gardening
Our Partners:
The Heights Small Business Navigators program is funded (in part) through a Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration and distributed by BLDG Memphis. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA and BLDG Memphis.
BLDG Memphis (Build. Live. Develop. Grow.) is a coalition for organizations and individuals who support the development and redevelopment of healthy, vibrant, attractive and economically sustainable neighborhoods throughout the Memphis region.