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Driving Innovation in Small Business Lending

During this event, we heard perspectives from lenders, investors, policymakers, small business owners, and advocates about how to build a financing market that truly works for small businesses.

BY Business Ownership Initiative

Video

03.27.2025
Small Business

A Conversation with Michael Barr

During this event, we heard perspectives from lenders, investors, policymakers, small business owners, and advocates about how to build a financing market that truly works for small businesses.

BY Business Ownership Initiative

Video

03.27.2025
Small Business

Ensuring that Innovation Benefits Small Businesses: The Role of Guardrails

During this event, we heard perspectives from lenders, investors, policymakers, small business owners, and advocates about how to build a financing market that truly works for small businesses.

BY Business Ownership Initiative

Video

03.27.2025
Small Business

Advancing CDFI Impact Through a Focus on Job Quality

For decades, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that lend to small businesses have measured their impact in part by their support for job ...

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Blog Post

10.02.2024
Small Business

Maximizing The Impact of SSBCI on Small-Dollar Small Business Loans: Program Design Recommendations

Description The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is a $10 billion federal investment that enables states to craft programs that expand small ...

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Publication

09.30.2024
Microenterprise

Tools to Guide CDFI Decision-Making

Download Decision Guide (PDF) Download Financial Model (Excel) Description Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have historically reli ...

BY Brett Simmons & 2 more

Publication

06.28.2024
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

Here’s How a Federal Truth-in-Lending Law Would Work

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Video

07.13.2022
Small Business

Why Small Businesses Are Susceptible to Predatory Lending

In this clip, the Aspen Institute’s Joyce Klein testifies at a congressional hearing on Fintech and Transparency in Small Business Lending.

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Video

07.13.2022
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