Small Business

FILTER EVENTS

News, Ideas, & Events

Small Business

Helping Small Businesses Grow: A Conversation With Richenda Van Leeuwen

Richenda Van Leeuwen joined the Aspen Institute as Executive Director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) in September. She is an ambassador for equitable and inclusive economic development and brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to leading the work of ANDE—a global network that supports the success of small and growing businesses (SGBs) around the world. She spoke with the Institute’s President and CEO, Dan Porterfield, about the importance of ANDE’s work and the impact of investing in SGBs as a method of changemaking.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

01.04.2021
Small Business

A New Tool to Address the Racial Wealth Gap

Businesses owned by people of color tend to be in less profitable industries because of the effects of systemic inequality and racism.

BY Joyce Klein & 1 more

Blog Post

12.18.2020
Small Business

Making Small Business Lending Work for More People Without Anyone Noticing

There’s no equivalent for Fannie Mae when it comes to microloans — until now.

BY Oscar Perry Abello, Next City

Blog Post

12.15.2020
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
Small Business

Press Release: EBA Fund

The Aspen Institute and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative announced the creation of the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund, which will provide critical support to community-based microlenders.

BY Business Ownership Initiative

Of Interest

12.03.2020
Small Business

Remarks by Joyce Klein to Community Development Advisory Board

If we want to reach entrepreneurs of color, we need to ensure that programs and products run through the institutions that serve them.

BY Joyce Klein

Of Interest

08.27.2020
Small Business

Protecting the Progress We’ve Made: The SGB Sector in 2019 and Beyond

A new report from the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) sheds new light on trends in the SGB sector from 2019 in terms of investment, donor support, and capacity building for entrepreneurs around the world.

BY Matthew Guttentag

Blog Post

08.05.2020
Small Business

CDFIs, Equity, and COVID-19

About This Event Prior to the global pandemic, the relatively high small business start and ownership rates among ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Video

08.04.2020
Small Business

These Businesses Can Help Drive the Economic Recovery

Latino-owned businesses have been an engine of new business creation in the US for some time.

BY Monika Mantilla

Blog Post

05.15.2020
Load More