United Bank, CSBDF announce investment partnership to foster economic development in North Carolina
RALEIGH – United Bank recently invested $250,000 in Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) to support the nonprofit’s lending...
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Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- May 17
- 3 min
CSBDF Selected for IEDC’s Equity in Economic Development Fellowship Program
The Equity in Economic Development Fellowship Program launches its second cohort this summer. WASHINGTON, DC – Carolina Small Business...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- May 3
- 3 min
A Community Space: Caitlyn Sheff and The Coterie Wellness Studio
In the Wesley Heights neighborhood on the west side of uptown Charlotte, you’ll find The Coterie Wellness Studio, a startup small...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Apr 26
- 3 min
Moving Forward: Josephine McCrann and Threehouse Studios
For Josephine McCrann, movement has always been a way of life. From dancing and playing soccer as a kid to starting yoga as a teenager,...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Western Women’s Business Center convenes 300 women entrepreneurs, leaders at annual conference
ASHEVILLE— The Western Women’s Business Center (WWBC) hosted their 8th annual conference, “Me + WWBC, Better Together,” at the A-B...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Betting on Herself: S. Hope Davis and Teach Tech U
In early 2020, Teach Tech U founder S. Hope Davis bet on herself. She left teaching to invest into her business full-time, which focused...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Feb 16
- 3 min
City of Raleigh Program Provides More Than $3 Million to Small Businesses
The City of Raleigh and Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) are launching the second round of Oak City Biz Labs, a program that
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Feb 1
- 3 min
JPMorgan Chase & Co. furthers commitment to CSBDF, signs on as Latino Program Sponsor
RALEIGH – JPMorgan Chase & Co. has signed on to sponsor the Spanish-speaking courses of Carolina Small Business Development Fund’s...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Feb 1
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
Growth, Equity, & Individual Welfare
A Theoretical Framework for “Moving the Needle” on CDFI Impact Evaluation Research Report and Brief in Collaboration with AltCap ABSTRACT...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Jan 26
- 3 min
CSBDF to host Black Entrepreneurship Series in Triangle, Wilmington, Charlotte
RALEIGH—Throughout February, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) will be bringing its Black Entrepreneurship Series to three...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Western Women's Business Center celebrates new location in Asheville Mall
ASHEVILLE— The Western Women’s Business Center (WWBC), a program of Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF), hosted a...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Lending Economic Impact Analysis
Evaluation of Lending Outcomes, Updated Annually FINDINGS SUMMARY CSBDF’s releases annual aggregate economic impact numbers for its...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
A Dream Come True: Elizabeth Garcia and Delish
When Elizabeth Garcia moved to Asheville, she was shocked by the lack of Latin American food options. And seeing an opportunity to fill a...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Dec 20, 2022
- 2 min
'Beauty in Our Work': Elia Nunez and R&E Asphalt and Concrete
In 2015, Elia Nunez and her husband, Ramon Garcia, decided to turn an expertise in asphalt into their own small business. They invested...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
How CDFIs are Shaped by Funders through Data Collection, Impact Measurement, and Evaluation
Conference Paper in Collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
Sweet Success: DeAnna Allen and The Brown Sugar Collab
For DeAnna Allen, entrepreneurship is a lifelong passion. “It was something that I wanted to do as a little girl, I just didn’t know what...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
'Entrepreneurship is an Equalizer': Miguel Avila and Daily View Pools
If you look at Miguel Avila’s resume, you’d see it peppered with experiences in a broad range of industries—marketing, radio, tech,...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
Beyond bridging and bonding: the role of social capital in organizations
Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Published in Community Development Journal ABSTRACT...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
Extraordinary Times Call for Extraordinary Measures
The financial losses caused by COVID-19 are extraordinary in scope and have affected every facet of the small business ecosystem.
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