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The Uncertain Road to Recovery Overview Since 2019, each year CSBDF has released an analysis of the economic impacts of its small...

Between September 2022 and April 2023, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) awarded 88 grants totaling $2,189,646 to small...

A Theoretical Framework for “Moving the Needle” on CDFI Impact Evaluation Research Report and Brief in Collaboration with AltCap ABSTRACT...

Evaluation of Lending Outcomes, Updated Annually FINDINGS SUMMARY CSBDF’s releases annual aggregate economic impact numbers for its...

Conference Paper in Collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,...

Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Published in Community Development ABSTRACT For decades,...

CSBDF releases annual economic impact assessments of its lending activities. In this post, Vice President of Economic Development Policy...

Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT When small businesses flourish, they start and grow...

In this post CSBDF’s Khaliid Scott (Research Fellow), Evelyn Chen (Research Fellow), and Urmi Bhatt (Business Systems Coordinator)...

Evaluation of Agency Contract Outputs FINDINGS SUMMARY On behalf of the City of Raleigh, Carolina Small Business (CSBDF) administered a...

Evaluation of Business Solutions Program Outcomes FINDINGS SUMMARY The Innovator’s Journey (INJ) program, carried out by CSBDF in...

Evaluation of Latino Program Technical Assistance Process FINDINGS SUMMARY Carolina Small Business’s Latino Program serves North...