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08/11/2026

➡️ List your AAPI-owned business today for FREE in ABEC's Business Directory (It only takes 10 minutes!)

🔎 Our Directory will boost your business's visibility to customers, community members, corporate buyers, partners, and fellow entrepreneurs. This Directory will exist on ABEC's new standalone website (coming soon!).

💪🏽 Opt in and boost your visibility and access to resources: tr.ee/AAPIDirectory

08/06/2026

🏃🏽 Join ABEC's Program Manager, Katrina Makayan, in supporting the AAPI-owned businesses by walking/running the Croissants & Matcha 5M!

On Saturday, September 26, meet at the HOKA store on Newbury St and begin the 5 mile course with fellow community members. Along the way, you'll enjoy croissants and matcha provided by local AAPI-owned businesses. Thank you to AAPI 5K for hosting this event.

Can't make it? Show your support for AAPI-owned businesses by donating to the Asian Business Empowerment Council instead. To sign up for the 5-miler or to donate, please visit tr.ee/CroissantsandMatcha

08/05/2026

📈 Boston's retail market is changing with Asian-owned businesses.

A recent article on The Boston Globe, written by Alexa Gagosz, discussed the impact of mainstream Asian media on global trends and how there has been a large shift in Boston retailers showing a rapid growth in many Asian-lifestyle stores.

No need for to travel for an online trend, Boston's demand to experience Asian-influenced lifestyle, from Korean beauty products to Japanese houseware, is now met with providers within reach. The market, like other cities, traced back to the late 1800s wave of immigrants from China seeking familiar tastes, so Boston's Chinatown was established.

The trend expands beyond Boston with recognizable stores, such as H-Mart, Muji, Teso Life, etc. The article also features many AAPI business owners and their insights about this market change.

🔗 Read the full article here https://tr.ee/GlobeBusiness

07/30/2026

🎊 It is our pleasure to announce that ABEC has secured a $100,000 earmark in the FY27 Massachusetts budget.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the MA Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus for their advocacy of a budget amendment dedicated to ABEC. The $100,000 earmark will fuel our programming to support AAPI-owned businesses, including mentorship opportunities, business workshops, and better connectivity to resources.

07/23/2026

✨ Introducing our July AAPI Business Highlight and 2026 Ignite program cohort member: Solid Ground Cafe

🔎 Read more about how Lucia and her husband made Solid Ground Cafe a Mission Hill staple. To check out their menu, please visit solidgroundcafe.com.

07/16/2026

❗Join ABEC and the Verizon Digital Ready team on Monday, August 3rd from 12PM–1PM for a virtual Lunch & Learn to hear more about the Verizon Digital Ready platform and how entrepreneurs and small business owners can make the most of this FREE program.

➡️ During this session, you'll learn how to maximize the program's benefits, understand the grant eligibility requirements, and hear firsthand how a fellow entrepreneur leveraged Verizon Digital Ready to support her business journey.

RSVP today by visiting tr.ee/ABECVerizon.

07/01/2026

👋🏼 Come meet the ABEC team at the annual BizGrow Conference hosted by Lawyers for Civil Rights on Thursday, July 23 from 10AM – 4PM at Suffolk University Law School.

This free (!) all day event is for existing and aspiring small business owners who are looking for resources with funders, technical assistance providers, and more. Also, free one-on-one appointments will be available with small business attorneys for topics like entity formation, contracts, employment law, commercial leasing, and intellectual property.

To register, please visit https://tr.ee/BizGrow

06/18/2026

🙌🏽 ABEC was grateful to join business leaders and community members from Western Massachusetts convened by Greenfield Savings Bank earlier this month at the State House.

Through conversations with Senator Comerford and engagement with legislative leaders across the House, Senate, and the Executive Offices of Economic Development and Housing, we discussed ideas, partnerships, and policy efforts needed to support the growth and development of this region.

ABEC is proud to have been part of these conversations and grateful to the Western Mass delegates whose leadership and perspective made the day meaningful.

A special thank you to Greenfield Savings Bank for making this impactful day possible.

06/10/2026

📣 ABEC is excited to announce that we will be partnering with National Grid, We Are ALX, BECMA, and MA LGBT Chamber of Commerce on a Small Business Impact Initiative grant opportunity.

➡️ Four AAPI-owned businesses will be awarded $10,000 each. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 30th at 11:59PM. To apply, please visit tr.ee/ABECGrant.

06/02/2026

Like many in our community, food is our love language. 💗

The and ABEC teams closed out by showing appreciation to our interns, Christina and Lizette, for their contributions and hard work during their time with us. Congratulations to Christina and Lizette on their graduation from & !

, thank you for hosting us 💌

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