December 20, 2016Small nonemployer businesses—those with no employees other than the firms’ owners—make up nearly 80% of all U.S. firms in number.…
March 1, 2016Seven Federal Reserve Banks released Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Employer Firms. The three main findings: financing success improved in…- January 1, 2016One of the Council’s key areas of research is on women’s access to capital, a continual challenge for women entrepreneurs.…
- January 1, 2016The DBO on Dec. 11, 2015, launched an inquiry into the so-called online, or alternative, lending sector. The inquiry’s objective…
December 31, 2015This Annual Report is a synthesis of the Council’s commitment to supporting women in business by producing best-in-class, actionable research…
January 26, 2015Since 2010, the Federal Reserve has been monitoring small business credit conditions through regional surveys of business owners. In 2014,…
November 23, 2014A quick run down of the ways that student debt and entrepreneurship interact.- August 1, 2014This report examines factors affecting access to capital for high growth women-owned or women-led firms. Prior research suggests that significant…
July 23, 2014Women entrepreneurs still face challenges getting fair access to capital. Only 4 percent of the total dollar value of all…
April 23, 2014The latest report from CFED looks at how micro-businesses manage their finances, the major financial challenges they face, and which…
