small business

Building Purposeful Startups

If we consciously build purposeful startups, we could address global problems like inequality and climate change.

March 27, 2020
People looking over business plans on a tablet

Not Debatable: Economic Policies Need to Work for Latinos Too

Candidates at the ninth Democratic debate discuss Latino-owned businesses and their plans for closing the $7 billion gap between white entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color.

February 21, 2020

A Playbook for Scaling Latino-Owned Businesses

We are pleased to share with you A Playbook for Scaling Latino-Owned Businesses, which details “plays” a variety of stakeholders can implement toward unlocking catalytic advancement for Latino entrepreneurs.

February 12, 2020

Joyce Klein Talks Inclusive Entrepreneurship in GoDaddy Web Series, “Made in America”

What does it take to promote inclusive entrepreneurship in America?

November 21, 2019
Joyce Klein appears on the web series "Made in America" by GoDaddy

An IT Company Creates Strategic Partnership With Two-Generation Organization

In October 2018, when BBI’s Workforce Development Manager Arthur Darby was presented with Swan’s idea to form the Technology and Community Connecting Hands program (TAACH), he thought it would be the perfect opportunity to enhance the center’s two-generation (2Gen) approach.

November 6, 2019

Cooking Up New Businesses in The Hatchery

Many food entrepreneurs have the skills to succeed. This incubator gives them the resources to grow.

April 10, 2019
Garfield Park Neighborhood Market (Photo credit: Qa'bah Rahsan with Garfield Park Community Council)

We need transparency and fairness in small business lending

Predatory lending can shut down businesses, harm communities, and ruin lives. Let’s guard entrepreneurs against predatory practices.

December 13, 2018
Flashlight shining on dollar sign

Creating Effective Policies to Support Entrepreneurship

The path to a more dynamic economy lies in opening opportunities for women and people of color.

February 22, 2018

The Retail Marathon – People, Practices, Power, Performance

Charm City Run in Baltimore can teach other companies how to achieve success both financially and for workers.

September 18, 2017