Related Information
As a way to promote better understanding of small business issues, the Community Development Offices produce and disseminate a number of resources such as discussion papers, newsletters, blogs, podcasts, and other publications. Listed below is a sampling of these resources.
Papers and Publications
- 2022 Report on Nonemployer Firms Based on the Small Business Credit Survey
September 2022
Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis, San Francisco - Clicking for Credit: Experiences of Online Lender Applicants from the Small Business Credit Survey
August 2022
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - 2022 Report on Hiring and Worker Retention Based on the Small Business Credit Survey
July 2022
Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis, San Francisco - 2022 Report on Firms Owned by People of Color Based on the Small Business Credit Survey
June 2022
Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis, San Francisco - Supporting entrepreneurship for rural economic development
February 2022
Federal Reserve Board - Black Woman Startups (PDF)
August 2018
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - How Do Firms Respond to Hiring Difficulties? Evidence from the Federal Reserve Banks' Small Business Credit Survey (PDF)
March 2018
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Browsing to Borrow: "Mom & Pop" Small Business Perspectives on Online Lenders
August 2018
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - 2016 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Employer Firms (PDF)
April 2017
Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis, San Francisco - State of Small Business
November 2016
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Click, Submit: New Insights on Online Lender Applicants from the Small Business Credit Survey
October 2016
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - 2015 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Employer Firms (PDF)
March 2016
Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Louis - An Introduction to Crowdfunding: A Primer for Small Business Support Organizations
December 2015
Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - EconAvenue: A Green Light for Economic Empowerment
June 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Grow Your Own Entrepreneurship Based Economic Development Webinar
June 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Grow Your Own eBook: Entrepreneurship Based Economic Development for Local Communities (PDF)
June 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - The Shifting Source of New Business Establishments and New Jobs
August 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Access to Consumer Credit in the Southeast: Results of the Community Indicators Project
October 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Accelerating the Growth of Small African-American-Owned Businesses
Bridges, Fall 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - International Diversity and Entrepreneurship in Louisville
Bridges, Fall 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Locally Owned: Do Local Business Ownership and Size Matter for Local Economic Well-being?
August 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Helping Small Businesses Grow in the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta
Bridges, Spring 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - A Perspective from Main Street: Long-Term Unemployment and Workforce Development
December 2012
Federal Reserve Board - Microenterprise and the Small-Dollar Loan Market
May 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - 5 Tips for Increasing the Chances of Getting a Small Business Loan (PDF)
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - Entrepreneurs and the Economy (PDF)
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - CDFIs and Banks: Addressing the Financing Needs of Small Businesses (PDF)
Profitwise News and Views, July 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Evidence of a Credit Crunch? Results from a 2010 Survey of First District Community Banks (PDF)
Public Policy Brief No. 10-3, 2011 Series
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Hispanic Entrepreneurship Grows, But Barriers Persist
Community Dividend, April 2011 issue
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - A New Way to Talk About Small Business: The Time Has Come for a Common Language
Community Development Working Paper, 2011-02, February 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - Small Businesses in Springfield, Massachusetts: A Look at Latino Entrepreneurship (PDF)
Community Development Discussion Paper, No. 2011-02, March 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Addressing the Financing Needs of Small Business in the Seventh Federal Reserve District (PDF)
Profitwise News and Views, December 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Bridges
Small business issue, Fall 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - The Community Reinvestment Act and Small Business Lending in Low- and Moderate-Income Neighborhoods during the Financial Crisis
Working Paper 2010-05, October 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - Starting Up When the Economy's Down: A Snapshot of Minnesota's New Entrepreneurs
Community Dividend, July 2010 issue
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - Entrepreneurship in the Changing Economy: From Survival to Sustainability (PDF)
Banking and Community Perspectives, Issue I, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - The Financial Structure of Startup Firms: The Role of Assets, Information, and Entrepreneur Characteristics
Working Paper No. 10-17, 2010 Series
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - The Information Revolution and Small Business Lending: The Missing Evidence
Working Paper 2010-7, 2010 Series
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - CDFI Business Lending Grows During Recession (PDF)
Cascade, No. 71, Spring/Summer 2009
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - The Surprising Use of Credit Scoring in Small Business Lending by Community Banks and the Attendant Effects on Credit Availability and Risk (PDF)
Working Paper No. 2009-9, 2009 Series
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Turning Equity Into Opportunity: Montana Fund Helps Native Entrepreneurs Enter the Financial Mainstream
Community Dividend, September 2008 issue
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - The Microfinance Revolution: An Overview (PDF)
Review, January/February 2008
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Blogs
- The Effect of Falling Home Prices on Small Business Lending
Economic Commentary, December 20, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - Stimulating small business activity: Still a struggle
macroblog, June 27, 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Atlanta small business macroblog
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Multimedia
- Podcast: Small Businesses, Big Effects: Investing in Microenterprises
November 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Smart Data for Small Business
October 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Podcast: Revitalizing Downtown through Entrepreneurship
March 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business
January 2013
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Closing the Gap: Improving Minority-Owned Small Firms' Access to Credit
May 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Tax Relief? An Innovative Proposal to Nurture New Entrepreneurs
February 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: New Economy, New Roles: Economic Development Organizations and Jobs
May 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Not Your Father's Factory Job: Manufacturing and Economic Development
May 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: The Job Hunt: New Clues for Small Business Job Creation
April 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Small Things Really Matter: The Important Role of Microenterprise in Job Creation
April 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Minority Small Business Performance Disparities
December 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Fact or Fallacy: Can Self Employment Improve Economic Opportunities for Low Skilled Workers?
December 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Podcast: Healthy Businesses, Healthy Communities: Identifying and Responding to Local Small Business Challenges
December 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Other
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Resource Center
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas