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5 Charts on How COVID-19 is Devastating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems April 21, 2020 / Jamie McCall / Economic Development, Economy, Jobs &...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 21, 20204 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
Carolina Small Business Partner to Provide COVID-19 Stabilization Funds for Small Businesses
Mecklenburg County, Carolina Small Business Partner to Provide COVID-19 Stabilization Funds for Small Businesses April 8, 2020 / Carolina...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 8, 20202 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
Theory to Practice:
COVID-19’s economic cost is emerging, and it’s worse than we thought. We need to think outside the box to save small businesses. March...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Mar 29, 20206 min read
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Small businesses, economic development, and the black swan of a COVID-19 pandemic. March 16, 2020 / Jamie McCall / Banks, Economic...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Mar 16, 20207 min read
Southern Bank awards $50,000 to Carolina Small Businesses to support small businesses in Eastern NC
March 2, 2020 / Carolina Small Business / Company News, Press Releases RALEIGH – Southern Bank awards $50,000 to Carolina Small...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Mar 2, 20203 min read
Community Reinvestment Act Regulations Proposed Rulemaking
Comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (#OCC-2018-0008) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (RIN #3064-AF22)...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Feb 17, 20201 min read
Loan Client Survey Data Collection: Analysis of Generalizability
Evaluation of Data Collection Methodology Process FINDINGS SUMMARY This report assesses the extent to which CSBDF’s survey of loan...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Feb 15, 20201 min read

Theory to Practice:
Why donate to a CDFI? A look at how loan funds are supported by institutions and individuals – December 13, 2019 / Emily Stallings /...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Dec 13, 20196 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
Beyond Bridging and Bonding: A Multilevel Approach to Describing Social Capital
Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Nov 19, 20192 min read
Everything but the Kitchen Sink? Factors Associated with Local Economic Development Strategy Use
Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Published in Economic Development Quarterly ABSTRACT...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jun 28, 20191 min read
Building Bonds and Bridges (and Leveraging Links)
Collaboration with faculty from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Biannual Federal Reserve Community Development Research...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 10, 20192 min read
The Community Development Financial Institution Program’s Grant Process
Comments to Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (OMB #1559-0021) OUR POSITION As part of its efforts to support community...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 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
Reforming the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Regulatory Framework
Comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (Docket #OCC-2018-008) OUR POSITION The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) has...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Nov 17, 20181 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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