Archives: Resources

  • February 13, 2013
    The State of Entrepreneurship in Portland reviews the current environment for entrepreneurship in Portland and defines an action plan to…
  • February 1, 2013
    ILSR’s annual survey has found that independent businesses experienced solid revenue growth in 2012, buoyed in part by “buy local…
  • January 1, 2013
    A solid review of several foundational studies on the costs and benefits to cities of locally-owned businesses versus larger chain…
  • December 12, 2012
    By all measures 2012 has been a year of opportunity and challenge, both abroad and on our shores. It was…
  • 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,…