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Miami Bayside Foundation Partners with Miami Children’s Museum to Promote Summer Student Interships
Media Contact: Alison Grewe MBF (305) 379-7070 Ext. 205 Miami, FL (April 24, 2018) – Miami Children’s Museum has received a prestigious grant from the Miami Bayside Foundation to support its summer internship program. This grant will provide a paid internship for five...
Miami Bayside Foundation Partners with Communities in Schools to Promote Financial Literacy
Media Contact: Alison Grewe MBF (305) 379-7070 Ext. 205 MIAMI, FL (April 12, 2018) - Miami Bayside Foundation was honored to partner with Communities in Schools’ for their Financial Literacy Boot Camp at Miami Edison Senior High School. This program helps to build a...
Miami Bayside Foundation Receives $630,000 CDFI Grant to Expand Economic Opportunities in the City of Miami
Media Contact: Alison Grewe MBF (305) 379-7070 Ext. 205 MIAMI, FL (April 9, 2018) - The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, administered by the United States Department of the Treasury, has awarded a $630,000 grant to the Miami Bayside Foundation...
Miami Bayside Foundation named 2018 National Small Business Week Winner for South Florida
Media Contact: Alison Grewe MBF (305) 379-7070 Ext. 205 MIAMI – U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District Office recently announced the winners of the Small Business Association’s 2018 District and State of Florida Small Business Week Awards. The...
MBF Presents at City of Miami POP-Up Shops
On March 20, 2018, MBF (MBF) celebrated 16 City of Miami small business owners graduating from its third Small Business Training. The graduation ceremony took place 6:30 pm to 8:00 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on 212 NE 59th Terrace Miami, FL 33137.
MBF Graduates 7th Small Business Training Class
On March 20, 2018, MBF (MBF) celebrated 16 City of Miami small business owners graduating from its third Small Business Training. The graduation ceremony took place 6:30 pm to 8:00 at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on 212 NE 59th Terrace Miami, FL 33137.
MBF Partners with Knowledge of Careers for Genius Project
Media Contact: Alison Grewe MBF (305) 379-7070 Ext. 205 Miami, FL (March 12, 2018) - MBF Loan Director, Michael Sellinger, served as a judge at the  Knowledge of Careers Second Annual Social Impact Pitch Night as part of the Genius Project. The Genius Project, which...
MBF Loan Recipient Named South Florida Veteran-Owned Business of the Year for 2017
Former Marine’s Security Firm secures Access to Capital, 2017 State of Florida Veteran of the Year Honors Edward Haynes has been in law enforcement for more than 30 years, having served as a U.S. Marine as well as the first black police officer in the Village of Miami...
Cool Merchandise
Dress for Success He Used To Sell T-Shirts From His 1999 Ford—Now This Meek Center Student Has His Own Store  February 23, 2018 Corbin Bolies WOODEN Everyone wears T-shirts. Eric Wooden aims to make people look cool in them. Wooden, 29, is the founder of The Cool...
South Beach Wine and Food Festival – The Sweet Side
Nothing connects people like ice cream. MBF Loan Recipient, Cream Parlor, experiences first foray into a major festival with participation in South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Click here for the full story. [video width="1280" height="720"...
The Makings of a Boss
Miami man celebrates grand opening of clothing store Eric Wooden was working at a post office for three years until he woke up one day in 2013 and decided he wanted to start designing t-shirts. Five years later, the 29-year-old celebrated the grand opening of his...
MBF Loan Recipient Open Flagship Store in Liberty City
MIAMI (WSVN) - A South Florida man who used to sell T-shirts out of his car is now celebrating his new a brick-and-mortar store in Liberty City. For store owner Eric Wooden, his hard work is all paying off after he turned his T-shirt business into a trade. “I wanted...
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