- June 30, 2020Self-employed workers in states where businesses are hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are more likely to face economic hardships,…
- June 24, 2020This report provides a first look at the effect of COVID-19 and the ensuing economic downturn on America’s small businesses.…
- June 22, 2020Commissioned by Upwork and Freelancers Union, this study analyzes the size and impact of the freelance economy, as well as…
- June 1, 2020Since a declaration of emergency for COVID-19 was issued on March 13, 2020, total private employment dropped by over 15…
- May 29, 2020Whether by necessity or ingenuity, minority-owned small businesses may be giving us an early sign of how US businesses will…
- May 20, 2020In the fourth quarter of 2019, California grew at an annual rate of 2.2%, which was faster than the overall…
- May 19, 2020The U.S. Census Bureau released new estimates showing 1.1 million employer firms were owned by women and 1.0 million by…
- May 18, 2020The Small Business Roundtable (SBR) and Facebook have partnered to release the State of Small Business Report on the impact…
- May 6, 2020This paper takes an early look at the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a large and novel small business support program…
- May 5, 2020This report provides an analysis of how lending changed overall and in rural vs. urban areas before, during, and after…