January 19, 2011Properly designed, industry clusters are a low-cost way to stimulate innovation, new-firm start-ups, and job creation by helping to link…
October 27, 2010This paper provides a foundation for the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) to develop and launch a major initiative targeted…- October 19, 2010Is microenterprise development an effective job creation strategy during a recession? Key findings on women who entered employment, self-employment, providing…
October 18, 2010With a new decade upon us, a range of demographic, economic, social, and technological shifts are changing the way we…- October 18, 2010In this paper, we examine a key driver of business success—access to financial capital—and discuss current and potential roles of…
- September 19, 2010Relocation accounts for a smaller share of job gains and losses in California than in most other states, in part…
- July 19, 2010Without start-ups, there would be no net job growth in the U.S. economy. This fact is true on average, but…
June 27, 2010On June 16, 2010, a summit of women business owners was held in Salem, Massachusetts, at the historic Hawthorne Hotel.…- June 19, 2010A Senate Office of Research report concerning the microenterprise sector in California, the number of microenterprises in California, the number…
- February 20, 2010USDA Rural Development hosted forty-three forums across California and connected with almost 900 Californians from all reaches of the state,…
