Small business lending

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

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

The pandemic and associated crises bring new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

Although the pandemic has taken a steep toll on small firms, there are also signs of resilience and optimism.

Small businesses are critical to our economy, and they deserve the same basic standards of transparency and fairness that consumers now have.

The pandemic and associated crises bring new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

Digitization is transforming commerce. How can small businesses—which are critical to employment around the globe—take advantage of this shift?

Funding will advance an emerging secondary market for community-based microlending for small businesses, filling a vital role in creating opportunity and equity in low-income communities.