- 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…
- July 19, 2013Green market opportunities and operating practices should matter to owners of the smallest businesses. As this report makes clear, that’s…
- July 2, 2013The primary focus of our analysis was to evaluate the impact of the WOSB FCP on the participation of and…