At the beginning of this year, the Aspen Institute’s Business Ownership Initiative joined the Initiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (IIE), a national effort to expand access to capital for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

At the Aspen Institute’s Business Ownership Initiative (BOI), peer learning is one of the core tools we use to drive innovation and collaboration. As b ...

The shifting landscape of workforce dynamics amidst the COVID pandemic, combined with a competitive labor market, have increased recognition of the need fo ...

Honorable Delegates, thank you for the opportunity to testify on this important issue. I am the Senior Director of the Business Ownership Initiative at ...

Every worker deserves a quality job. Let’s build a better future of work — with greater freedom, opportunity, and prosperity for all.

Small businesses are critical to our economy, and they deserve the same basic standards of transparency and fairness that consumers now have.