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Employment and Jobs

Shared Success: CDFIs Advancing Job Quality in Small Business

Small businesses have long been recognized as the backbone of local economies. They’re credited with driving innovation, fostering local entrepreneur ...

BY Maureen Conway

Blog Post

11.14.2023
Racial Equity

Scaling Lending: Strategies & Tactics for High-Volume Originations

This paper shares key lessons on microloan origination, including practices of CDFIs that are originating thousands of loans annually.

BY Eric Weaver & 2 more

Publication

03.14.2023
Small Business

Technology and Small Business Lending

This session identifies the critical issues that CDFIs and their funders and investors must address to create value from/reap the benefits of technology.

Event

07.11.2022
Racial Equity

Scaling Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color

Providing loans and grants to diverse entrepreneurs has been seen by many as an important way to address the racial wealth gap.

BY Eric Weaver & 2 more

Publication

11.17.2021
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, May 2021

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

05.28.2021
Small Business

Using Loans to Close the Racial Wealth Gap

CDFIs have shown that they can provide a financial lifeline to Black, Hispanic, and female business owners who have been neglected by mainstream banks.

BY Marc Gunther, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Blog Post

12.10.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, November 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

11.30.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, October 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

10.29.2020
Employment and Jobs

EOP Newsletter, September 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Of Interest

09.30.2020
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