Resources To ensure all entrepreneurs – regardless of background, income, race, or gender – have access to capital to start and grow their businesses, we must understand the barriers that exist in venture capital today and explore alternative models that overcome those barriers. Explore our curated hub of news and articles, reports, term sheets, and learning […]
Entrepreneurs of a certain age, in this uncertain time August 5, 2020 At 50-ish and older, weathering hard times and calculating risk is tinged with the benefit of experience when it comes to the opportunity of startup life.
Fewer New Businesses Have Become Employers July 31, 2020 From 2005 to 2019, new business applications have increased while new employer businesses have decreased. Find out how this discrepancy between intent to hire and actualization has played out over recent years.
I’m a young, Black Kansas Citian planning to move – KC, why should I stay? July 30, 2020 Our hometown needs to invest in, make space for, and give its Black community resources to lead or my young, diverse generation will take our talent, leadership, and drive to create equitable, anti-racist communities elsewhere.
Student Loans and Entrepreneurship: An Overview July 22, 2020 The relationship between student loan debt and entrepreneurship sits at the intersection of many questions related to labor markets, higher education, business dynamism, innovation, and capital markets. This brief considers these intersections.
For the economy to restart, everyone must have the opportunity to participate July 22, 2020 The SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program only reinforced already jarring statistics. We need new, alternative funding models that are inclusive and equitable – we must rebuild better and Capital Access Lab is a start.
COVID-19 has revealed paths forward to address inequities in lending July 16, 2020 To give all entrepreneurs an equal shot, they will need equal access to capital.
Business Owner Perceptions of COVID-19 Effects on the Business: Preliminary Findings July 16, 2020 A nationally representative survey of 850 business owners conducted between April 7 and June 2, 2020, reveals changes in the perception of the business environment under COVID-19 conditions.
4 essential ways to expose the myth of meritocracy and build inclusive ecosystems for all July 16, 2020 A successful entrepreneurship ecosystem promotes diversity, fosters inclusion, and improves equity for everyone.
Heartland Opportunity The Heartland Opportunity RFP funds programs, projects, and initiatives over a three-year period that build on the assets of the community to support business owners and founders — especially those that are not represented in the entrepreneurship landscape — located in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.