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Identifying Reasons for Small & Medium-Sized Firm Closures in North Carolina
An Exploratory Framework Leveraging Administrative Data ABSTRACT Business failure is a natural part of the development lifecycle and...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Feb 1, 20232 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.
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Aug 12, 20221 min read
City of Raleigh COVID-19 Relief Fund: Survey of Beneficiaries
Evaluation of Agency Contract Outputs FINDINGS SUMMARY On behalf of the City of Raleigh, Carolina Small Business (CSBDF) administered a...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Feb 20, 20211 min read
Piedmont Community College: Partnering to Help Small Businesses
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT North Carolina’s community college system is a vital...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jan 10, 20211 min read
Innovator’s Journey Program: Outcome Evaluation Assessment
Evaluation of Business Solutions Program Outcomes FINDINGS SUMMARY The Innovator’s Journey (INJ) program, carried out by CSBDF in...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Community Development in the Southeast: Regional Economic Indicators
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report ABSTRACT Community development is inherently place-based: the geographic...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jun 1, 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...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 15, 20201 min read
Assessing the Early Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on North Carolina’s Small Business Community
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT In April 2020 much data suggested the economic effects of...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 1, 20201 min read
Assessing Public, Private, and Philanthropic Support for CDFIs
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT Community-based financial institutions play a large role in...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Dec 1, 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...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jan 2, 20191 min read
Veteran-Owned Firms: Assessing Current Research and Evaluating Impacts
Carolina Small Business Development Fund Research Report and Brief ABSTRACT North Carolina is fortunate to be home to large numbers of...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Oct 18, 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...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Sep 30, 20181 min read
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