Archives: Resources

  • March 2, 2021
    A new issue brief from the Office of Advocacy, “The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small Businesses,” examines the…
  • March 1, 2021
    As the pandemic disproportionately affects small businesses and communities of color, the new administration and Congress are currently debating a…
  • February 17, 2021
    A new national survey of small business owners sheds light on their struggles to secure financing and their views on…
  • February 4, 2021
    The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) released its 2020 #LetsTalkBusiness Roundtable Series Report, a collection of testimonials from women entrepreneurs…
  • February 3, 2021
    The publication of this report seeks to document the toll the COVID-19 pandemic took on small businesses in 2020. At…
  • February 2, 2021
    The federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program provided forgivable loans to help businesses survive the COVID-19 economic collapse. But that wasn’t…
  • December 20, 2020
    Lending to businesses in counties where a bank has no branches is highly sensitive to economic conditions. During the 2007…
  • December 17, 2020
    The Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics series (NES-D) provides information on the demographic characteristics of nonemployer businesses.
  • December 8, 2020
    The Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Economic Bulletin for December examines how small businesses have been faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall self-employment levels have been relatively steady,…
  • November 19, 2020
    The Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) measures the effect of changing business conditions during the Coronavirus pandemic on our nation’s…