- April 8, 2021Legacies of historical racist policies and ongoing discrimination in areas such as education, employment, and housing have barred many Californians…
- April 1, 2021Drawing on recent research, this issue brief – co-authored by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, the Institute for the…
- March 31, 2021HOPE and SurveyMonkey released the findings of the inaugural HOPE Minority Small Business Index survey which examines the sentiments and…
- March 30, 2021Small businesses play a special role in innovation. In 2018, 37% of high-tech workers worked for small businesses. According to…
- March 29, 2021Women-owned firms made up only 19.9% of all firms that employed people in the United States in 2018 but their…
- March 23, 2021About two-thirds of business owners start their business from scratch, while less than a quarter of owners purchased the business…
- March 17, 2021Economists have long been sounding the alarm that Black, Latinx, and female workers and small business owners are being hit…
- March 17, 2021The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) analyzed the relationship between large banks that make small business loans and the number…
- March 9, 2021Since 1980, the number of commercial banks has dropped from 14,400 to 4,600. Given the decrease in commercial banking options,…
- March 2, 2021Through its work, the Future of Work Commission identified critical challenges for California to address for work and workers. Many…
