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
- Alternative Lending through the Eyes of "Mom-and-Pop" Small-Business Owners: Findings from Online Focus Groups
August 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland - A Perspective from Main Street: Long-Term Unemployment and Workforce Development (PDF) | HTML
December 2012
Federal Reserve Board - 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 - New Alternatives in Small Business Financing (PDF)
MarketWise Community, Vol. 2, Issue 1, March 25, 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - 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 (PDF)
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 - Employer-Sponsored Alternatives to Payday Loans in Virginia (PDF)
MarketWise Community, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2011
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond - CDFI Business Lending Grows During Recession
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: 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