Resource Category: Policy

  • October 19, 2020
    Given current market conditions, it is clear that absent major federal interventions, whole swathes of the small-business sector will never…
  • October 16, 2020
    This report provides preliminary findings from the Select Subcommittee’s ongoing investigation of the implementation of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
  • August 25, 2020
    Each profile focuses on the impact of small businesses in 436 congressional districts. Within, readers can find the congressional district’s…
  • July 15, 2020
    Since March 2020, businesses in the U.S. have been struggling to continue operations in the face of a global pandemic.…
  • July 9, 2020
    To determine the initial effectiveness of government relief efforts, Gusto analyzed data from nearly 27,000 of our small business customers…
  • July 7, 2020
    NCRC developed a new ratings system for quantitative measures on banks’ community development financing under CRA. Our suggested ratings could…
  • June 17, 2020
    Opportunity Zones (OZs) are gaining momentum, and now that the rules regulating them are clearer, investors, local officials, developers, and…
  • June 1, 2020
    Since a declaration of emergency for COVID-19 was issued on March 13, 2020, total private employment dropped by over 15…
  • May 20, 2020
    In the fourth quarter of 2019, California grew at an annual rate of 2.2%, which was faster than the overall…
  • May 6, 2020
    This paper takes an early look at the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a large and novel small business support program…