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Jun 201 min read

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A Comparison of the Western North Carolina and Appalachian Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Research produced jointly between Carolina Small...

Aug 9, 20232 min read

Spokes of the Same Wheel

Collaboration between resource providers impacts outcomes for female small business owners in Western North Carolina.

Aug 11, 20221 min read

COVID-19 and Local Development Entities: Response, Recovery, and Shifting Priorities

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will reverberate across North Carolina’s local economy for many years.

May 27, 20211 min read

Capacity of Community Development Organizations to Respond to COVID-19

Collaboration with professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ABSTRACT The recovery of COVID-19 will truly require...

Apr 15, 20201 min read

Social Capital in the Era of Social Distancing: Community Development Responses to COVID-19

Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ABSTRACT As local economic systems continue to reel from...

Jan 2, 20191 min read

Understanding the Importance of North Carolina’s Social Capital

Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Spotlight ABSTRACT In recent years, the idea that business relationships between...

Sep 30, 20181 min read

Examining the Scope of Hurricane Florence’s Impact on Small Firms

Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Spotlight ABSTRACT In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Florence, little data was...

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