Local and independent business owners now have a forum that is focused on finding solutions--Massachusetts Local Business Owner Roundtables `Finding Business Solutions’. This series of Zoom Roundtables is designed specifically to identify thorny challenges and critical needs coupled with opportunities to share possible answers and potential solutions.

Join SBN on Wednesday, July 29 from 4:30 - 5:30PM ET with our Local Retail Leaders/Facilitators who will be answering questions posed in advance as well as in a live Q&A. REGISTER HERE:  https://bit.ly/3dQXKoF

Nephtaliem McCrary, Owner, Great Eastern Trading Company
Nephtaliem McCrary is the owner of one of Cambridge's oldest independently-owned businesses. Nephtaliem strives to maintain the store's standing against all odds including rising rents, over development, being a black business owner, and now the ongoing threat of COVID19.  

Emily Kanter, Co-owner, Cambridge Naturals
Emily Kanter is the Second Generation Co-Owner of Cambridge Naturals, a successful natural products retail business that provides the best choices in natural wellness products, and offers high quality, educational customer experiences to the community. Cambridge Naturals has made profound changes amidst the COVID19 crisis.

Kim Mitchell, Owner of Boing! Toy Shop and Catapult Retail Coaching
Kim Mitchell has used the lessons learned from 30 years of experience, spanning across non-profits and large corporations, to cultivate a thriving local business in Jamaica Plain. She brings her talent for quickly assessing business challenges and recommending high-impact changes to her retail coaching.

Please pose your questions to our facilitators below.