State of Entrepreneurship Report
December 19, 2022The report includes Inland Empire key statistics and trends in entrepreneurship, an inventory and assessment of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem,…California Communities’ Broadband Needs and the Role of Financial Institutions
December 19, 2022For this report, the California Reinvestment Coalition (CRC) analyzed findings from multiple surveys of our varied constituents. First, we conducted…California’s Digital Divide
December 19, 2022Broadband access has been expanding steadily, but significant gaps persist. PPICDebunking Risk in Food System Lending
December 19, 2022Food and agriculture-related businesses are often perceived as too risky for traditional lending approaches, yet CDFA research tells a different…Using Technical Assistance to Improve Minority and Rural Small Business Access to Capital
December 19, 2022Minority owned small businesses face more challenges in obtaining capital than other small businesses. As stated in the PayPal-funded report,…UNFINISHED BUSINESS: How Food Regulations Starve Sidewalk Vendors of Opportunity and What Can Be Done to Finish the Legalization of Street Food
December 19, 2022The City of LA began issuing its vending permits in 2020, yet it has only issued 165 permits to sidewalk…The Rise of the Creator Economy
December 19, 2022The rise of Creators and of the broader Creator Economy is the digital manifestation of the rise of creativity as…Entrepreneurship Research Methodologies for Equity and Inclusion
December 12, 2022Historically, research on entrepreneurship and innovation has rarely been conducted using community-engaged methodologies – even in work that seeks to…Equitable Economic Development across California
November 3, 2022In its report, the Commission calls on state government to do more to facilitate inclusive regional economic development, including by…Faulty Foundations: Mystery-Shopper Testing In Home Appraisals Exposes Racial Bias Undermining Black Wealth October 2022
October 27, 2022The way that homeowners, lenders and policymakers use the term “property values” often implies that there is one organic, objective,…