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How a new generation of line of credit products can help small and midsized businesses fuel economic growth and opportunity
In her first piece as a Brookings Fellow, NXST CEO Charisse Conanan Johnson shares how innovative financial products can help propel small businesses forward in the industrial transformation and beyond. One of the [...]
America’s industrial transformation needs a Marshall Plan for small businesses and their workers
There’s broad agreement on at least one thing about this year’s election outcome: Americans want more good jobs and an affordable cost of living, especially for working families. A question now emerges: Can our [...]
VP Harris Announces Record Lending to Small Businesses in 2024
SBA backed over 100,000 small business financings this year—the most in over 15 years Today, Vice President Harris announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) provided a record $56 billion through more than 100,000 [...]
Why Helping Small Businesses Succeed Should Be a Philanthropic Priority
Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth's Sandy Fernandez shares in the Chronicle of Philanthropy that "To help these businesses succeed and build a more inclusive economy, philanthropy can make complementary investments in small-business training providers [...]
Rockefeller Foundation’s Economic Opportunity Coalition Announces New Chair & 3 Additional Fortune 500 Companies
John W. Rogers Jr., Chairman and co-CEO of Ariel Investments, LLC, to join the EOC Management Committee as Chair, plus Edison International, Exelon Corporation, and Southern Company join Xcel Energy, Micron, and Air Products [...]
California Economic Development Leaders Launch New Tool Connecting Business Owners with Trusted Lenders
California Small Business Loan Match makes it easier for entrepreneurs to discover loans from responsible lenders, at no cost. SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California Small Business Loan Match, a new lender match tool for business owners [...]