Category: Business
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.
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, PepsiCoโs 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 โ specifically food and beverage businesses that are beloved community staples โ 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.
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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 Beachโs 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 Beachโs 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 Equityโs founder and managing director.
โSeveral of Stax Equityโs employees are graduates from South Florida schools and the company will continue to hire from these schools starting with interns this summer,โ 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 Equityโs 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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Courtesy of Miami Beach based Andreessen Horowitz or a16z, Miami Beach has access to the a16z Podcast. The a16z Podcast discusses tech and culture trends, news, and the future. It features industry experts, business leaders, and other interesting thinkers and voices from around the world to our backyard. Listen, learn and connect with entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, industry experts and more in the technology ecosystem.
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Miami Beach celebrated National Small Business Week from April 30 to May 6, 2023, and International Economic Development Week May 8 to May 12, 2023! Small businesses play a crucial role in Miami Beachโs economy, accounting for over 90% of all businesses in the area. The Miami Beach business community provides employment opportunities for thousands of people, stimulates innovation, and fosters a sense of community. The Miami Beach Economic Development Department is committed to supporting small businesses by providing technical assistance, access to funding and financing, and networking opportunities. We do this by increasing awareness of local programs, incentives and grants that create jobs, advance career opportunities, build capacity, and improve the quality of life in Miami Beach and beyond.
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The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) announced that Greater Miami and Miami Beach has been granted the title of โ2023 Food City of the Yearโ by the esteemed food and beverage publication, Bon Appรฉtit. To celebrate, the GMCVB, alongside Miami-Dade County, officially commemorated April 5th as โFood City of the Year Dayโ to honor the communityโs success as a culinary leader and inspire the industryโs growth for years to come.
This announcement comes on the heels of additional culinary honors for Greater Miami and Miami Beach, including new stars awarded by the Michelin Guide, which arrived in Florida for the first time in 2022, as well as advancements in the 2023 James Beard Awards, which recently selected eight local restaurants, chefs and bakeries as semifinalists and one local bakery as a finalist. National news headlines have also spotlighted Miamiโs dining scene in recent years, with media outlets Robb Report and Bloomberg dubbing the city as โAmericaโs Hottest Dining Sceneโ and โthe most exciting food city in the country,โ respectively.
โThese recent recognitions by leading voices in the culinary space validate Greater Miami and Miami Beachโs work and dedication to building and supporting a vibrant food and beverage community,โ said David Whitaker, president and CEO of the GMCVB. โCulinary tourism is a strong motivator for travel, and we remain incredibly thankful to the chefs, restaurateurs, mixologists and the event producers who have helped make our local hospitality industry one of the best in the world.โ
Today, Greater Miami and Miami Beachโs assortment of dining, entertainment and cultural experiences has proven to be a primary motivator for visitors per a recent Greater Miami and Miami Beach Visitor Industry Report. The report also shows the destination saw a 50% increase in food and gastro-tourism alone in 2021, surpassing pre-pandemic numbers. Propelling this shift is a recent influx of new dining concepts and top-tier culinary talent, in addition to nationally recognized culinary programming that continues to put the destination on the map, such as the annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival and Miami Spice Restaurant Months.
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Miami Beach celebrated National Small Business Week from April 30 to May 6, 2023, and International Economic Development Week May 8 to May 12, 2023! Small businesses play a crucial role in Miami Beachโs economy, accounting for over 90% of all businesses in the area. The Miami Beach business community provides employment opportunities for thousands of people, stimulates innovation, and fosters a sense of community. The Miami Beach Economic Development Department is committed to supporting small businesses by providing technical assistance, access to funding and financing, and networking opportunities. We do this by increasing awareness of local programs, incentives and grants that create jobs, advance career opportunities, build capacity, and improve the quality of life in Miami Beach and beyond.
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