Archives: Resources

  • November 22, 2012
    In periods of full employment, a healthy employment growth rate would be one that simply matches the growth rate of…
  • November 1, 2012
    Entrepreneurs – including business, civic and social entrepreneurs, are central to bringing about fundamental change and innovation enabling local, regional…
  • November 1, 2012
    How did the financial crisis that began in 2008 affect credit markets in the U.S.? Anecdotal evidence suggested that small…
  • October 3, 2012
    This study finds that the Bay Area enjoys unique economic assets that have enabled it to prosper across economic cycles.…
  • September 10, 2012
    This second part to the NWBC research project, Intellectual Property and Women Entrepreneurs, covers the qualitative research from the original…
  • September 4, 2012
    Robert Jay Dilger and Sean Lowry of the Congressional Research Service examine the current state of SBA veteran loan programs,…
  • September 1, 2012
    California’s economy is one of the ninth largest in the world with a 2011 gross state product (GDP) of $1.95…
  • August 30, 2012
    We say we want vibrant local economies, healthy neighborhoods and downtown areas, and less sprawl into our outlying green spaces—…
  • August 23, 2012
    Robert Fairlie, writing for the Partnership for a New American Economy, looks at how immigrant-owned small and micro-businesses are driving…
  • May 24, 2012
    President Obama's plan for supporting small and micro-businesses as they create jobs and drive innovation.