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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
Employment and Jobs

Empowering Entrepreneurs for Inclusive Growth

Rocio Pinto is the co-founder of Multiverse, a Guatemala-based organization that harnesses entrepreneurship as a catalyst to the country’s development.

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

04.16.2024
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

San Francisco Entrepreneurs of Color Fund

SFEOCF seeks to create a more accessible and seamless continuum of capital and services for entrepreneurs of color in San Francisco.

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Publication

12.01.2021
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
Women in Leadership

How to Support the Women Leading the Climate Fight

Women entrepreneurs deserve equitable access to financial and technical support so they can bring climate innovations to market.

BY Richenda Van Leeuwen

Blog Post

04.07.2021
Urban Innovation

Who Gets to Learn from Failure?

This program explores the topics of public entrepreneurship, equity, and failure within the public sector. Who is given the benefit of the doubt and gets to learn from failure, and who does not?

Event

03.17.2021
Small Business

Women Entrepreneurs Need Access to Capital

While the Paycheck Protection Program was intended to help small businesses hit hardest by COVID-19, it failed to deliver on its promise.

BY Geri Stengel, Forbes

Blog Post

01.06.2021
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
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