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Small Business

Closing the Small Business Capital Gap

Businesses need access to capital to thrive, but 79% of small businesses have trouble accessing credit. Small loans aren’t particularly profitable, so ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

02.14.2025
Society

2022-2023 Aspen Latinos Impact Report

Since 2015, our mission has been rooted in the belief that the success of the U.S. Latino community is essential to America’s future prosperity and globa ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society

Publication

01.27.2025
Economic Development

Seizing the Next Economy White Paper

Pivotal shifts are underway in America’s economic future, driven by technological advances, digitalization of business operations and jobs, sustainabilit ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society

Publication

07.01.2024
Business and Markets

Practitioner Talks: A Conversation with Neena Potenza of IKEA

A conversation between Neena Potenza, People & Culture Strategic Initiatives Manager at Ingka Group/IKEA, and Todd Greene, Executive Director of WorkRise and an Urban Institute Fellow.

BY Business and Society Program

Video

06.20.2022
Business and Markets

Practitioner Talks: A Conversation with Neena Potenza of IKEA

A conversation between Neena Potenza, people and culture strategic initiatives manager at Ingka Group/IKEA, and Todd Greene, executive director of WorkRise and an Urban Institute Fellow.

Event

05.26.2022
Economic Development

Working Together for Working Families: Investing in Whole Family Approaches

In Pascale Sykes Foundation's "Working Together for Working Families" podcast series, Ascend’s Marjorie Sims discusses the evolution of the two-generation approach (2Gen), shares why this approach to family empowerment works, and presents why resources allocated toward these efforts are as relevant as ever: Funding What Works: How Donors Can Invest in While Family Programs

BY Marjorie Sims

Of Interest

11.18.2021
Politics

Introduction Of Pathways To Health Careers Act

In a Latin Post article, Anne Mosle comments on the two-generation (2Gen) approach that's included as part of the Build Back Better legislation. Heinrich, Wyden Lead Introduction Of Pathways To Health Careers Act, Fight To Include In Build Back Better Plan

BY Anne Mosle

Of Interest

11.10.2021
Economic Development

Three Strategies to Make Family Prosperity a Widespread, Equitable Reality

In an blog post for Ascend at the Aspen Institute, Anne Mosle reflects on the opportunity for America to do better for families by leaning into collective power, timing, and family- and equity-centered leadership.

BY Anne Mosle

Of Interest

11.02.2021
Economic Development

A New Era to Support Struggling Families in Pennsylvania

In an op-ed co-authored by Marjorie Sims in Penn Live/ Patriot News, Ascend’s Anne Mosle discusses the accomplishments of Ascend Network partners in Pennsylvania and presents opportunities ahead to advance family well-being by centering families through two-generation (2Gen) approaches: We’re entering a new era that will provide stronger support for struggling families in Pennsylvania

BY Anne Mosle & 1 more

Of Interest

10.19.2021
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