Women’s Economic Priorities
July 21, 2014Women are an important force in America who have, for too long, been undervalued and underrepresented in political leadership and…Entrepreneurship Training in WA
June 5, 2014Title I‐B funds, available nationwide under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), provide critical funding to help low‐income youth, unemployed adults…Financial Vulnerabilities of Microbusiness Owners
April 23, 2014The latest report from CFED looks at how micro-businesses manage their finances, the major financial challenges they face, and which…Small Business Access to Credit
December 23, 2013The California Reinvestment Coalition’s (CRC) 2010 economic development report documented a dramatic two-thirds plunge in critical bank lending to California…Micro-Businesses: America’s Growth Engine
November 23, 2013This report examines growth trends for small and micro businesses in recent years, the sector’s need for liability protection to…Entrepreneurship in Rural America
September 10, 2013Community affairs offices at the Board and Reserve Banks engage in a wide variety of activities to help financial institutions,…Business Ownership and Local Economic Well-Being
August 31, 2013Anil Rupasingha, PhD Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Local entrepreneurship matters for local economic performance and smaller local businesses are…Scaling through Distance Learning
August 23, 2013Microenterprise development organizations (MDOs) are adept at doing more with less. Compelled by the drive to serve larger numbers of…Small Business Sustainability Report
July 19, 2013Green market opportunities and operating practices should matter to owners of the smallest businesses. As this report makes clear, that’s…Research on the Women-Owned Small Business Program
July 2, 2013The primary focus of our analysis was to evaluate the impact of the WOSB FCP on the participation of and…