Monday, September 27, 2021

Full Closure of Harrison Street between S. 19^th Avenue and Young Circle

Harrison Street will be fully closed to vehicular traffic in both directions between S. 19^th Avenue and Young Circle beginning this Monday, September 27^th at 7:00 a.m. and will continue for approximately five (5) days until approximately Friday, October 1^st. The road closure will allow for the dismantling of the large crane that was needed to build the new Hilton Garden Inn at the intersection of Harrison Street and S. 19^th Avenue. The eastbound lane will be reopened as soon as the crane has been removed. The westbound lane will remain closed after the crane has been removed and is scheduled to be reopened to traffic toward the end of this year.

The full closure of Harrison Street is expected to take place continuously throughout all five days until the crane has been disassembled and transported. Inclement weather and unforeseen utility conflicts may alter this planned construction schedule.

Comcast RISE to Award $1 Million in Grants to Minority Small Businesses

In June 2020, Comcast NBCUniversal announced the development of a comprehensive, multi-year plan to allocate $75 million in cash and $25 million in media over the next three years to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability.

Through Comcast RISE, selected businesses could receive one or more of the following elements:

Consulting – Advertising and marketing consultations with local Effectv marketing, research, and creative teams to gain insights on how to grow your business.
Media – A linear TV media schedule over a 90-day period.
Creative Production – Turnkey production of a 30-second TV commercial, plus a media strategy consultation and 90-day media placement schedule.
Technology Makeover – Computer equipment and internet, voice and cybersecurity services for 12 months.
Monetary Grant – Businesses in Miami-Dade and Broward County will have the ability to apply for $10,000 grants from October 1-14, 2021.

GRANT DETAILS

If your business was established at least three years ago, is at least 51% owned and operated by person(s) of color, and has 25 or less full-time and part-time employees, you are eligible to apply for a Comcast RISE Investment Fund grant.

Qualifying businesses in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties may apply for the Comcast RISE Investment Fund during the application period of October 1-14, 2021. Grants will be announced at the end of November 2021 and awarded in December 2021. Six hundred grants totaling $6 million will be distributed as follows:

100 small businesses in each designated area.
Each business will receive a $10,000 monetary grant.

For more information on Comcast RISE, please click here.

Knowledge to Grow. Support to Succeed. Unlocking the growth and job creation potential of small businesses in South Florida and across the United States.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses provides business management education, support services and access to capital for growth-oriented entrepreneurs.

The program is underwritten by the Goldman Sachs Foundation and delivered in partnership with Miami-Dade College.

Is Your Business Ready?
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses looks for applicants who are passionate about growing their business and creating jobs in their community, and generally meet these criteria:

Owner or co-owner of a business
Business in operation for at least two years
Business revenues of at least $75K in the most recent fiscal year
Minimum of 2 employees (including the owner)
Companies based in South Florida are encouraged to apply

Applications for consideration to participate in January 2022 are due by October 15, 2021.

APPLY NOW

Undergrounding of Utilities and Streetscape Beautification for A1A

Construction to Start in the Next Few Months

The City of Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is preparing to mobilize the construction of the undergrounding of overhead utilities and streetscape beautification with work slated to begin at the end of this year. The project boundaries are along State Road A1A from Hollywood Boulevard to Sheridan Street. This is the CRA’s completion of the SR A1A Complete Streets project which was partially completed by the Florida Department of Transportation.

The project includes but is not limited to:

Undergrounding of overhead utilities
A new signalized intersection at Garfield Street
New landscape on sidewalks on both sides of SR A1A and in the medians
New sidewalks with colorful concrete pavers on the west side of SR A1A
New pedestrian lighting on the sidewalks on both sides of SR A1A

The CRA will be scheduling virtual meetings to provide an overview of the project and potential impacts during construction. The project managers will be seeking information regarding business operations, food/beverage delivery times, trash hauler schedules, and any other operations which could be impacted by the construction of this project. The objective is to minimize any disruptions to your business.

If you would like to be included in these meetings and receive project notifications, please email plewis@hollywoodfl.org or call the CRA office at 954.924.2980. There will also be a project website that will be updated weekly with scheduling and other pertinent information.

Backing Business: City of Hollywood Partners With Broward SCORE

FREE personal remote mentoring sessions are available with local seasoned business professionals committed to helping our local business community overcome these difficult times.

Click here to schedule your FREE 1-hour consultation.

West Side Business Group - Tuesday, September 28 @ 1PM

Driving Business Forward MAP Broward (Surtax) Event with Broward Municipalities

Understanding GHG Emissions

for Commercial Real Estate

Has your organization successfully implemented best practices to benchmark and improve energy efficiency? Are you now looking for new ways to reduce your environmental footprint and drive action to address climate change?

Starting this week, join ENERGY STAR for a two-part webinar series focusing on how organizations can advance their sustainability programs by accounting for carbon emissions using greenhouse gas inventories, and how this data can be used to support climate-related projects and goals.

GHG Emissions for Commercial Real Estate Deep Dive
Part 2

The second session of this two-part series will include a panel discussion amongst practitioners in the commercial real estate space that are leading the industry in energy and climate management efforts.

Speakers will discuss the innovative initiatives their organizations are implementing to demonstrate their climate commitments, and how conducting greenhouse gas inventories has played a role in their ability to drive action and advance portfolio-wide carbon reduction goals.

Speakers:

Craig Haglund, EPA
Jim Landau, MetLife Investment Management
Vaishali Sampat, Kilroy Realty Corporation
Keara Fanning, Link Logistics

Thursday, September 30 • 1PM • Free
REGISTER HERE

Small Business Executive Program: Broward County

Small Business Owners: Check out the IRS resources designed to help new and existing small businesses.

Additional COVID-19 Resources for Hollywood Businesses Are Available Here