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AAFE banquet cancelled due to coronavirus crisis; emergency small business loan fund created
As you have no doubt heard, there is now a ban in effect on all public gatherings exceeding 500 people in New York State. To avoid putting our guests and staff at risk unnecessarily, we regret to inform you that we will cancel AAFE’s Lunar New Year Banquet on March 19th.
AAFE banquet will benefit small businesses endangered by coronavirus crisis
As you know, fears around the coronavirus have hit small businesses in the communities AAFE serves very hard. In this difficult time, we believe it’s important to stand in solidarity with the Chinatown business community, which is experiencing the most difficult period since the devastating 9/11 attacks two decades ago.
New report emphasizes need for more small business resources for AAPI entrepreneurs
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng and other community leaders came to the offices of AAFE’s affiliate, Renaissance Economic Development Corporation (REDC), in Flushing, Queens April 26 for an important roundtable discussion on AAPI small businesses.
AAFE affiliate, Renaissance, awarded $600,000 to help small business
Renaissance Economic Development Corp.(REDC), an AAFE affiliate, has been awarded $600,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to support small businesses in New York City’s immigrant, low- and middle-income communities.
AAFE, Renaissance help the Pickle Guys keep tradition alive on the Lower East Side
AAFE and its affiliate, Renaissance Economic Development Corp. (REDC), helped one of New York’s iconic stores, The Pickle Guys, celebrate its grand re-opening on the Lower East Side.
One Flushing: Affordable housing, small business opportunity for the local community
An innovative mixed-use residential and commercial project will soon begin to take shape in Flushing, Queens, after the New York City Council gave its unanimous approval earlier this summer.