- April 29, 2024Small businesses increasingly embrace AI and often lead in adoption and implementation. A recent BPC and Morning Consult survey revealed…
April 12, 2024A global analysis of previous research over the last three decades shows that women entrepreneurs face a higher rate of…- April 11, 2024The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following seasonally adjusted business application and formation statistics for March 2024. The Business Application…
April 3, 2024Earned wage advances (EWA) and cash advance products are small, short-term loans that are typically repaid on the consumer’s next…
March 7, 2024The 2023 Small Business Credit Survey (SBCS) shows signs of a further waning of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic…
December 29, 2023Development finance agencies (DFAs) are tasked with providing financial services to underserved communities in order to see them grow and…
December 29, 2023The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 sought to address the practice of redlining – the intentional exclusion by banks of…
December 19, 2023This brief examines the financing activity, financial performance, and efficiency and operations of Opportunity Finance Network’s member CDFIs that served…
December 19, 2023This brief highlights sector dynamics that provide important context for any analysis of individual CDFIs, and shares suggestions for both…
December 13, 2023A new national survey of 1,015 small business owners including responses from Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Washington has unveiled…
