The New Business Lending
May 24, 2016Opportunity Fund released a very important research report, “Unaffordable and Unsustainable: The New Business Lending on Main Street.” Until now,…Growth of Women-Owned Enterprises 2002-2012
March 7, 2016This research is an analysis of the key trends and findings in women’s business ownership, comparing figures from the 2002,…
2015 Employer Firms Credit Survey
March 1, 2016Seven Federal Reserve Banks released Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Employer Firms. The three main findings: financing success improved in…
The Declining Cost of Distance
February 10, 2016For centuries, the cost of distance has determined where businesses produce and sell, where employers locate jobs and where families…
State of Latino Entrepreneurship
February 8, 2016With this report, the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI) shares research from its 2016 Survey of U.S. Latino Business Owners.…The Missing Millennial Entrepreneurs
February 4, 2016Entrepreneurship is lower among Millennials than among prior generations. In 2014, less than 2 percent of Millennials reported self-employment, compared…Undercapitalization and Women Entrepreneurs
January 1, 2016One of the Council’s key areas of research is on women’s access to capital, a continual challenge for women entrepreneurs.…Survey of Online Financing Companies
January 1, 2016The DBO on Dec. 11, 2015, launched an inquiry into the so-called online, or alternative, lending sector. The inquiry’s objective…
The Tipping Point for Women’s Entrepreneurship
December 31, 2015This Annual Report is a synthesis of the Council’s commitment to supporting women in business by producing best-in-class, actionable research…Income of Veteran Business Owners
November 23, 2015This study examines the financial success, measured by income and net worth, of households headed by military veterans. The study…
