Resource Category: Microlending

  • November 29, 2017
    This report is one in a series based on the findings of the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS), a…
  • November 9, 2017
    This report is the third in a series of reports based on the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS), a…
  • November 2, 2017
    A study examining disparities in small business lending conducted by the Woodstock Institute found that Fresno minority businesses are losing…
  • September 26, 2017
    Starting a new firm or growing an established business requires capital, but Black and Hispanic businesses are reported to have…
  • September 4, 2017
    The California Reinvestment Coalition released Small Business Owners Struggle to Access Affordable Credit, a new report focused on the challenges…
  • April 11, 2017
    The 2016 SBCS, which was fielded in Q3 and Q4 2016, yielded 10,303 responses from employer firms in 50 states…
  • January 4, 2017
    During 2016, Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) convened an Employer-Based Small Dollar Loan Knowledge Network (Knowledge Network) of nine diverse mission-driven…
  • December 20, 2016
    Small nonemployer businesses—those with no employees other than the firms’ owners—make up nearly 80% of all U.S. firms in number.…
  • July 20, 2016
    The Finance FAQ outlines the borrowing and lending universe for startups and existing small businesses, provides demographic information, and touches…
  • May 24, 2016
    Opportunity Fund released a very important research report, “Unaffordable and Unsustainable: The New Business Lending on Main Street.” Until now,…