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…
July 23, 2014Women entrepreneurs still face challenges getting fair access to capital. Only 4 percent of the total dollar value of all…
July 21, 2014Women are an important force in America who have, for too long, been undervalued and underrepresented in political leadership and…- June 5, 2014Title I‐B funds, available nationwide under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), provide critical funding to help low‐income youth, unemployed adults…
April 23, 2014The latest report from CFED looks at how micro-businesses manage their finances, the major financial challenges they face, and which…
December 23, 2013The California Reinvestment Coalition’s (CRC) 2010 economic development report documented a dramatic two-thirds plunge in critical bank lending to California…
November 23, 2013This report examines growth trends for small and micro businesses in recent years, the sector’s need for liability protection to…
September 10, 2013Community affairs offices at the Board and Reserve Banks engage in a wide variety of activities to help financial institutions,…
August 31, 2013Anil Rupasingha, PhD Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Local entrepreneurship matters for local economic performance and smaller local businesses are…
August 23, 2013Microenterprise development organizations (MDOs) are adept at doing more with less. Compelled by the drive to serve larger numbers of…
