How we fight back: Keeping small business in NYC

Event type: 
Workshop
When and where
Date: 
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Time: 
6:00pm ET
Location: 
Welcome to Chinatown
115 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
What

New York City is a hub of entrepreneurship in multiple sectors, from food and fashion, to tech and retail. While our neighborhoods and communities have thrived because of diverse and unique small businesses in all five boroughs, these independent businesses are getting squeezed by policies and practices that increasingly favor corporate establishments. Will New York City eventually become a city of conglomerates and chains? 

Join Small Business Majority and NYC's Mercantile Mayhem at Welcome to Chinatown for a powerful panel discussion with small business owners and advocates who are fighting to build a fairer, more sustainable small business ecosystem in New York City. Stand with us to protect the character, culture and community that New York’s small businesses bring to life.

Event topic: 
Women's entrepreneurship
General Small Business
Veteran's entrepreneurship
Minority Entrepreneurship
Business assistance