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I recently learned of some interesting small business research work being led by Laura Freschi, Tim Ogden, and Jonathan Mordoch of New York University’s Financial Access Initiative.  They studied how
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As we’ve noted in past posts, the US is in the midst of a “great ownership transfer,” where as many as 6 million US small businesses will (hopefully) transfer ownership
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We’ve seen recent releases of interesting new small business finance data from “both sides of the pond” as they used to say.  Here in the US, we’re noting the Federal
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If you work for or with American non-profits, you know that we are in the midst of a major downturn triggered by Federal budget cuts and various political pressures.  Across
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For the past decade, community leaders have been rightly focused on addressing the “silver tsunami,” i.e., the ongoing retirement of the large Baby Boomer population which may have negative effects
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If you want to understand what’s happening with entrepreneurs around the world, the annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report is a good place to start.  This annual assessment (now in its
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As a long-time evaluator of local entrepreneurship programs, I know that entrepreneur ecosystem initiatives can have many positive impacts.  They hopefully generate more startups, more successful startups, and nurture an
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What are the pathways that successful entrepreneurs pursue to move from start up to successful high-growth venture?  Do they seem to be changing in our current marketplace? If you are
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To some extent, the jury is still out on how American small businesses will fare under the new policies of the Trump Administration.  Yet it’s also the case that the
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