Resource Category: Policy

  • Federal Fiscal Relief and COVID-19

    April 6, 2020
    The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020 and provides the…
  • CDFI Friendly America

    March 13, 2020
    CDFI Friendly America: A White Paper Introducing the CDFI Friendly Strategy for Smaller Cities and Towns By Mark A. Pinsky…
  • 2017 Small Business Lending in the U.S.

    January 29, 2020
    U.S. banks play an integral role as credit suppliers to small businesses. Small businesses comprise of nearly all employer firms…
  • Small Business Owners Voting in Primary States

    January 13, 2020
    Thumbtack released results of its first survey of small business owners in the 2020 presidential election. The data captures sentiment…
  • CalSavers: 2019 Highlights

    January 6, 2020
    As we begin 2020 focused on major program growth, we’re proud to offer these highlights of CalSavers’ historic first year…
  • NWBC 2019 Annual Report

    December 20, 2019
    As this year’s report findings and policy recommendations demonstrate, we have made significant strides in advancing a new generation of…
  • Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Toolkit

    November 12, 2019
    Rural economic development strategies need to adjust to these new trends to include a place-based approach to rural economic development…
  • Small Business Owners on Healthcare

    September 9, 2019
    There are an estimated 30.7 million small businesses (defined as those with fewer than 500 employees) in the United States,…
  • Inequity in Small Business Lending

    September 4, 2019
    Better-qualified black and Hispanic testers who shopped for small business loans at Los Angeles area bank branches were treated worse…
  • Building Women’s Wealth Through Business Ownership

    July 23, 2019
    This report explores ways business ownership can serve as a wealth-building tool for women, explains the systemic barriers impeding women’s…