2016 Microbusinesses Credit Survey
November 29, 2017This report is one in a series based on the findings of the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS), a…
2016 Minority-Owned Firms Credit Survey
November 9, 2017This report is the third in a series of reports based on the 2016 Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS), a…
Disparities in Small Business Lending
November 2, 2017A study examining disparities in small business lending conducted by the Woodstock Institute found that Fresno minority businesses are losing…Developing Solutions to Minority Financing Challenges
September 26, 2017Starting a new firm or growing an established business requires capital, but Black and Hispanic businesses are reported to have…
Small Business Owners Struggle For Credit
September 4, 2017The California Reinvestment Coalition released Small Business Owners Struggle to Access Affordable Credit, a new report focused on the challenges…2016 Employer Firms Credit Survey
April 11, 2017The 2016 SBCS, which was fielded in Q3 and Q4 2016, yielded 10,303 responses from employer firms in 50 states…
Expanding Small Loan Programs
January 4, 2017During 2016, Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) convened an Employer-Based Small Dollar Loan Knowledge Network (Knowledge Network) of nine diverse mission-driven…
2015 Nonemployer Firms Credit Survey
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.…Small Business Finance FAQ
July 20, 2016The Finance FAQ outlines the borrowing and lending universe for startups and existing small businesses, provides demographic information, and touches…The New Business Lending
May 24, 2016Opportunity Fund released a very important research report, “Unaffordable and Unsustainable: The New Business Lending on Main Street.” Until now,…
