Category: Latest News 2023

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Are you an aspiring entrepreneur looking to start or grow your business? This grant is for you! Whether you’re starting over or starting from scratch, Incfile wants to be there to help your business succeed. One adult entrepreneur will receive $2,500 to put toward business startup costs and will also receive free formation services from Incfile.

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eMerge Americas Presents Pride: A DEI Series Event

Toast and celebrate the story of LGBTQIA+ in the Miami/Miami Beach Tech community on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Presented by eMerge Americas and co-sponsored by Miami Beach, this night of networking features DJ Lolo Reskin of Sweat Records on the turntables plus light bites.

To register for this event click here.

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Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber welcomed hundreds of attendees on the opening day of the Bitcoin 2023 conference, reaffirming the city’s dedication to embracing innovation in the finance and tech sectors. Held at the Miami Beach Convention Center from May 18 to 20, Bitcoin 2023 drew a diverse range of industry experts, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts who explored the future of Bitcoin and its impact on finance and technology.

As a sponsor, Miami Beach exhibited the “Make A Bold Move” booth highlighting how Miami Beach is innovative, creative, and welcoming to best-in-class businesses in technology, finance, hospitality, and healthcare, and how much Miami Beach values a diverse economic climate, is proud to nurture smart economic growth and is an attractive destination to start and/or expand.

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Cheesecake Factory Opens Miami Beach Location

The Cheesecake Factory has become known for creating delicious, memorable experiences for millions of guests around the country, and now they look forward to serving guests in Miami Beach at their new location at 600 Lincoln Road officially opened on June 6, 2023.

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The Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund, a partnership between DoorDash, financing platform Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship network, will provide 100 grants across 2023 to restaurants in state or federally declared natural disasters.

To be eligible, restaurants must also have a brick-and-mortar location, fewer than 50 employees per location, be open at least six months and have less than $3 million in revenue per location.

Applications are due by June 30, 2023 for the first round. Click here to apply.

Prospera is pleased to announce that beginning Tuesday, June 20, 2023, they will kick off their Technology Academy on Solutions for Small Businesses in Miami Beach. This three-week in-person program will provide tools and strategies on how to better apply technology in all different areas of business for daily operations.

The sessions are free of charge and presented in Spanish, at the Miami Beach Regional Library located at 227 22nd St, Miami Beach, FL, 33139. Attendees who complete the program will receive a certificate of completion. In addition, two laptops will be raffled among participants that graduate from the program thanks to Comcast donation.  To register for this event click here.

The PepsiCo Foundation, PepsiCo’s philanthropic arm, is proud to open applications for the 2023 Impacto Hispanic Business Accelerator program. In partnership with Accion Opportunity Fund, Allies for Community Business, LiftFund, and Prospera, the program aims to bolster Hispanic-owned businesses — specifically food and beverage businesses that are beloved community staples — to address foundational business challenges and support business growth.

Hispanic food and beverage small business owners who are bringing life, culture, and vibrancy to their local communities are encouraged to apply here. Applications will be accepted until June 16, 2023.

Looking for retail space? Consider this North Beach location at 325 71st St or this corner space in the heart of Mid Beach at 761 W 41st St. If South Beach is on your list consider this location at 826 Collins Ave.

To view other available properties, click here.

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City of Miami Beach Seeks Interest for Mixed-Use Development on City-Owned Parking Lots Near 41st Street  

The City of Miami Beach Economic Development Department announces Request for Letters of Interest (RFLI) 2023-435-KB, seeking nonbinding letters of interest from developers for potential mixed-use projects on five city-owned parking lots near 41 Street, addressing traffic, parking impacts, and key quality of life issues. Projects may include, but are not limited to, parking, affordable housing, class A office space, and public facilities/amenities. Future redevelopment would require providing replacement parking or mitigating the loss of spaces. Deadline for submissions is Friday, June 9, 2023, at 3:00PM.

For details on RFLI 2023-435-KB, please click here.

Real estate firm opens 6,000-square-foot office in Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road

A newly formed private equity and commercial real estate firm that focuses on single-tenant retail properties has leased about 6,000 square feet of office on South Beach’s Lincoln Road.

Stax Equity moved into the sixth and seventh floors in the Van Dyke Building at 846 Lincoln Road in December 2022. The firm currently employs 11 full-time independent contractors and will hire 14 more later this year in the roles of real estate, finance, investments, operations, design and marketing, said Michael Salafia, Stax Equity’s founder and managing director.

“Several of Stax Equity’s employees are graduates from South Florida schools and the company will continue to hire from these schools starting with interns this summer,” Salafia said. Formed in November, Stax Equity has already acquired and invested $100 million in acquiring and improving single retail properties across the U.S., said James Irvine, Stax Equity’s head of investor relations. The properties are acquired with private equity clients and later sold to investors in mostly off-market deals.

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