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Introduction Hurricane Helene’s impact on small businesses in Western North Carolina (WNC) was widespread and profound. As a result of...

Introduction   On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina (WNC), causing extensive flooding, mudslides, and...

Introduction On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina (WNC), causing extensive flooding, mudslides, and...

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

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

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

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

An Exploratory Framework Leveraging Administrative Data ABSTRACT Business failure is a natural part of the development lifecycle and...

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 Journal ABSTRACT...

The financial losses caused by COVID-19 are extraordinary in scope and have affected every facet of the small business ecosystem.

Comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Docket ID OCC-2022-002), the Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System...

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

Definitions and Methodology for Employment Survey, Updated Annually POLICY SUMMARY Carolina Small Business’s programmatic interventions...

Research and Policy Program Standards, Updated Annually POLICY SUMMARY Carolina Small Business Development Fund seeks to contribute to...

Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Indiana University. Published in the Journal of...

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...