The New Era of Small Business Finance: Access, AI, and Accountability (Highlight reel)
This second-annual event builds on our March 2025 forum, “Advancing Innovation and Fairness in Small Business Finance.”
About our Sponsor
We thank our colleagues at Community Investment Management for their generous support of this event.
About the Responsible Business Lending Coalition
The Responsible Business Lending Coalition (RBLC) is a leading cross-sector voice on small business financial protection. The coalition includes small business groups, lenders, investors, and nonprofit organizations that share a commitment to innovation in small business lending and serious concerns about the rise of irresponsible small business lending. The coalition created the Small Business Borrowers’ Bill of Rights, the first cross-sector consensus on the rights that small business owners deserve and what financing providers, brokers and lead generators can do to uphold those rights. Over 110 small business lenders, brokers, and advocacy organizations have endorsed these standards. Members of the Responsible Business Lending Coalition include Accion Opportunity Fund, Camino Financial, Community Investment Management, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, Opportunity Finance Network, Small Business Majority, the Aspen Institute, Association for Enterprise Opportunity, Hansa, Partnership for Financial Equity, and Working Solutions. For more information, visit www.borrowersbillofrights.org.
About the Business Ownership Initiative
The Business Ownership Initiative, an initiative of the Economic Opportunities Program, works to build understanding and strengthen the role of business ownership as an economic opportunity strategy.
About the Economic Opportunities Program
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.
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