Survey of High-Performing Small Businesses
November 10, 2011The Gazelle Index is a new national quarterly survey of the current conditions, optimism and future hiring plans of high-performing…Local Roles in Small Business Culture
November 9, 2011Local officials widely recognize that economic competitiveness is contingent upon a strong and growing entrepreneurial and small business community. This…Determinants of Rural Self-Employment
October 17, 2011The sustained surge in rural self-employment since 2000 has largely gone unnoticed by policymakers and rural economic developers. Here we…Building Infrastructure for Entrepreneurship
October 6, 2011This study examines the creation and configuration of infrastructure for entrepreneurship. Using the case of nanotechnology’s emergence, I show how…Women in Green
September 27, 2011On behalf of the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), Hart Research conducted two focus groups on August 31, 2011, among…
Small Business Finance FAQ
September 2, 2011This document sketches the ecosystem or life-cycle of small business financing. The FAQ format allows users to browse through topics…Small Businesses in Recent Recoveries
August 25, 2011Small businesses play a vital role in the U.S. economy. These firms produce half of private GDP, employ half the…
What Do Small Businesses Do?
August 17, 2011Substantial differences exists among U.S. small businesses owners; Erik Hurst and Benjamin Wild Pugsley show few small businesses intend to…How For-Profit Lenders Serve Microentrepreneurs
March 18, 2011It is important to understand what this changing marketplace might hold. What are the implications of this new landscape of…Micro-Lending Pilot Program Report
February 19, 2011The Dolores Huerta Foundation set out to launch a micro-lending pilot program, building capacity by researching small business curricula and…
