Regents of the University of Michigan Support for research exploring the impact of student debt on entrepreneurship and innovation.
Reinvestment Fund Support for research exploring small business clustering and economic wellbeing outcomes for entrepreneurs and surrounding neighborhoods across five cities.
Research Foundation for State University of New York Support for comparative community and action-based research that will explore how social networks and levels of demographic diversity affect retention, and outcomes for, marginalized entrepreneurs in two university towns.
Research Foundation of State University of New York Support for research to identify state funding and Regional Eco. Dev. Council’s policies on rural and agriculture-focused entrepreneurs in NY State over the last decade and effect on entrepreneurship and re-localizing food systems.
Right To Start Capacity building support to build an infrastructure consisting of tools for digital outreach marketing, grassroots engagement, partner organizing, customer tracking, data capture, and mass mobilization.
Rising Tide Capital, Inc. Support for an entrepreneurship project to expand equitable opportunities in Kansas City’s East Side, strengthening financial confidence and access to inclusive lending to drive economic mobility.
Rockhurst University Support for the Financial Opportunity Center programs and services providing employment counseling, financial coaching, and educational workshops for 500 individuals over two years.
Rutgers the State University Support for research exploring how ESOP firms in the Kansas City area affect worker outcomes and economic mobility.