The Regulatory Flexibility Act 2016
January 19, 2017Fiscal year 2016 was a milestone in the Office of Advocacy’s history, signaling 40 years since the office’s founding. Today,…
Business Ownership And The Racial Wealth Gap
January 3, 2017African Americans & Latinos/as face high barriers to starting and growing businesses, including lower levels of financial assets. What steps…
Closing the Ever-Growing Gap
January 2, 2017CFED released “Administrative Actions to Close the Ever-Growing Gap.” This document describes seven administrative policy proposals President Trump could take…
Freelancing in America 2016
October 6, 20162016 is the third year we have conducted “Freelancing in America” – the most comprehensive measure of the U.S. independent…
Amazon and Empty Storefronts
September 1, 2016Civic Economics new report – Amazon and Empty Storefronts – looks at two broad classes of impact: Fiscal (relating to…
Monopoly Power and Small Business
August 1, 2016The Institute for Local Self-Reliance issued a new report that suggests a troubling explanation for the dwindling ranks of small…Fast Facts on the California Economy
July 20, 2016Check out the Fast Facts on California Economy published by the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy…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,…Microbusinesses, Gainful Jobs
May 28, 2015Read FIELD’s new report Microbusinesses, Gainful Jobs. They found that workers value the flexibility, fulfillment, and skill-building opportunities offered by their…
Barriers to Women’s Entrepreneurship
July 23, 2014Women entrepreneurs still face challenges getting fair access to capital. Only 4 percent of the total dollar value of all…
