COVID-19 California Small Business Poll
April 21, 2020The poll, conducted by Chesapeake Beach Consulting for Small Business Majority, surveyed California small business owners between April 7 and…CDFI Friendly America
March 13, 2020CDFI Friendly America: A White Paper Introducing the CDFI Friendly Strategy for Smaller Cities and Towns By Mark A. Pinsky…Community Investment Fund Handbook
March 6, 2020This handbook shines a spotlight on an emerging generation of practical, intelligent activists who are reinventing local financial systems. Even…2017 Small Business Lending in the U.S.
January 29, 2020U.S. banks play an integral role as credit suppliers to small businesses. Small businesses comprise of nearly all employer firms…
Advancing Gender Equality in Venture Capital
December 3, 2019This research report describes the current state of gender equality in the U.S. venture capital (VC) industry and offers a…CDFIs by The Numbers
October 23, 2019The Richmond Fed’s recent report, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) by the Numbers, provides findings from the 2019 Federal Reserve CDFI…Diversity and Inclusion at CDFIs
October 21, 2019FUND CI conducted research to identify the best practices of CDFIs that are recognized as being ahead of the curve…Female Founding Gaps in Agri-FoodTech
October 4, 2019Agri-FoodTech is an emerging category within the food startup universe with enormous potential to impact critical issues from climate change…Inequity in Small Business Lending
September 4, 2019Better-qualified black and Hispanic testers who shopped for small business loans at Los Angeles area bank branches were treated worse…Building Women’s Wealth Through Business Ownership
July 23, 2019This report explores ways business ownership can serve as a wealth-building tool for women, explains the systemic barriers impeding women’s…
