Archives: Resources

  • October 4, 2019
    Agri-FoodTech is an emerging category within the food startup universe with enormous potential to impact critical issues from climate change…
  • September 27, 2019
    New Census figures released show rising income inequality across the state and millions of California residents who are struggling to…
  • September 9, 2019
    There are an estimated 30.7 million small businesses (defined as those with fewer than 500 employees) in the United States,…
  • September 4, 2019
    Better-qualified black and Hispanic testers who shopped for small business loans at Los Angeles area bank branches were treated worse…
  • 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…
  • July 9, 2019
    In this report, we provide an up-to-date overview of the current economic conditions for Latinos, focused on the four key…
  • July 9, 2019
    California’s economy in 2018 ranks as the fifth largest in the world – larger than the UK, India, France, Brazil,…
  • June 18, 2019
    The MBO Partners State of Independence report presents an annual snapshot of a rapidly evolving and increasingly important component of…
  • June 7, 2019
    Small businesses are essential to the economic infrastructure of both lower-income and higher-income neighborhoods. In this report, we compare small…
  • June 6, 2019
    This report is based on research findings from focus groups and interviews. The focus groups were conducted with LMI individuals…