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PLUM Phase II Summary: Lessons Learned for Advancing Minority Small Business Capital Access
The Milken Institute and U.S.
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Best Practices for Technical Assistance Programs Serving Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs and Small-Business Owners
In conjunction with the Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets (PLUM), a Milken Institute a
nd U.S.
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Effective Government and Economic Expansion: How California Is Improving Permitting and Communication to Spur Business
As California recovers from the Great Recession, it faces an uphill battle against the perception t
hat it is an anti-business state.
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Partnership for Lending in Underserved Markets Phase I Summary: Developing Action-Oriented Solutions to the Financing Challenges Facing Minority-Owned Small Businesses
Minority-owned small businesses play an important role in the nation’s economic health by driving j
ob creation, raising wages, and elevating better standards of living in communities throughout the United States.
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Future-Proofing the Video Game Industry in California
Today, all 50 U.S. states have a video game industry presence, and 21 of those states offer financi
al incentives.
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Best-Performing Cities and Microbusiness Activity: Exploring Policy Implications of Online Economies
This report combines results from the Best-Performing Cities 2022 (BPC) index and GoDaddy’s Microbu
siness Activity Index (MAI), examining what may be happening in the economies of a selection of cities in the two rankings.
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Alternative Small Business Financing: Keeping California on Top and Sharing the Wealth
Small businesses in California employ nearly half of the state's private workforce but lack the ca
pital to grow. Though a recovery is underway, access to money has grown more acute since the Great Recession.
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Ensuring Small Businesses Receive More Care (and Cash) in the COVID Economy
Amid the catastrophic effects caused by COVID-19, the collapse of small businesses remains one of th
e most worrisome. These firms, which account for 44% of the U.S.
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Here’s What Small Business Owners and Government Must Do Now to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis and Rebound
The COVID-19 outbreak is decimating the global economy with company shutdowns and soaring unemployme
nt. But in its aftermath, the world must be ready to rebound quickly.
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L.A. Economy Makes Comeback Thanks to Small Businesses, but Unskilled Workforce Threatens Future Prosperity, Study Warns
The City of Los Angeles, battered not long ago by the departure of high-end aerospace and manufactur
ing firms, the consolidation of the local banking industry and a recession, has made a dramatic comeback thanks to the creation of thousands of small bus
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U.S. Small Business Administration and Milken Institute Partner to Increase Access to Capital for Underserved Communities
WASHINGTON, DC—Today the U.S.
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SBA and Milken Institute Launch Initiative to Improve Access to Capital for Underserved Communities in Los Angeles
SBA and Milken Institute Launch Initiative to Improve Access to Capital for Underserved Communities
in Los Angeles
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