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Small Business

Building an Inclusive Economy Through Community-Based Financial Institutions: A Conversation with Joyce Klein and Janie Barrera

The Aspen Institute and the Microfinance Impact Collaborative recently announced the creation of the Entrepreneur Backed Assets (EBA) Fund, which will strengthen the capacity of community-based financial institutions to lend to small businesses in low-income communities and those owned by people of color.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

02.03.2021
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
Community Development

All Land is not Creating Equal

The YouTube link above is a playlist - it has nine videos that cover all the different sessions of this event. You can access the othe

BY Community Strategies Group

Video

11.18.2020
Economic Development

Scaling Lending to Entrepreneurs of Color

How can we help entrepreneurs of color on the path to recovery? What is the role of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) as lenders, and what can we do to overcome some of the obstacles these organizations face?

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Video

10.19.2020
Economic Development

Ground Truth from Rural Practitioners

Small but mighty, rural-serving organizations work in concert with local people, firms and governments to fill gaps and adapt to do whatever it is communities need done.

BY Community Strategies Group & 1 more

Publication

06.10.2020
International Development

The Looming Business Crisis in the Developing World

COVID-19 is devastating the small and growing businesses that power job creation and economic growth in the developing world.

BY Matthew Guttentag

Blog Post

06.09.2020
Economic Development

Ratcheting Up Rural Response, Recovery and Resilience

The YouTube Playlist above begins with the first hour-long webinar. Click the playlist box in the top right-hand corner of the screen to

BY Community Strategies Group

Video

06.02.2020
Family Finances

The Reality of Universal Basic Income

Aisha Nyandoro, program organizer, speaks with Ebony Beals, a parent participant who helped design the cash assistance program. Their conversation was held during a convening in October held by Ascend, a program at the Aspen Institute that works to move children and the adults in their lives to educational success, economic security, and health and well-being.

BY Marci Krivonen

Podcast

01.13.2020
US Economy

Place-Based Shareholder Engagement

Nearly 200 CEOs of world-leading corporations have now signed on to the notion that their reason for being includes not just shareholders, but how well their employees, host communities, the environment and supply chains benefit.

BY Kelly Ryan

Blog Post

08.26.2019
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