February 13, 2013The State of Entrepreneurship in Portland reviews the current environment for entrepreneurship in Portland and defines an action plan to…
February 1, 2013ILSR’s annual survey has found that independent businesses experienced solid revenue growth in 2012, buoyed in part by “buy local…
January 1, 2013A solid review of several foundational studies on the costs and benefits to cities of locally-owned businesses versus larger chain…
December 12, 2012By all measures 2012 has been a year of opportunity and challenge, both abroad and on our shores. It was…
November 22, 2012In periods of full employment, a healthy employment growth rate would be one that simply matches the growth rate of…
November 1, 2012Entrepreneurs – including business, civic and social entrepreneurs, are central to bringing about fundamental change and innovation enabling local, regional…
November 1, 2012How did the financial crisis that began in 2008 affect credit markets in the U.S.? Anecdotal evidence suggested that small…
October 3, 2012This study finds that the Bay Area enjoys unique economic assets that have enabled it to prosper across economic cycles.…- September 10, 2012This second part to the NWBC research project, Intellectual Property and Women Entrepreneurs, covers the qualitative research from the original…
September 4, 2012Robert Jay Dilger and Sean Lowry of the Congressional Research Service examine the current state of SBA veteran loan programs,…
