Reports

Tapestry 2.0: The Trust Gap

AEO follows-up the success of the original report with a new study that is focused on identifying strategies to address one of the key barriers to Black busi...

November 29, 2022

Steep Climb to Economic Opportunity for Vulnerable Families

This report summarizes the key findings of the 2016 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard as it relates to the racial wealth divide. The Scorecard's five issue area...

July 29, 2020

Out of Prison, but Shackled in Debt

In this Prosperity Now article, the authors explain the long term financial impact of incarceration. High amounts of fees, fines and other deb create impossi...

May 4, 2020

Lessons from SEED – a National Demonstration of Child Development Accounts

Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship, and a Down payment (SEED) provides summary report based on Child Development Accounts to better understand key lesson...

May 4, 2020

In Search of Solid Ground: Understanding the Financial Vulnerabilities of Microbusiness Owners

Prosperity Now initiated a study in 2013 to better understand the greatest challenges and solutions that impact small business owners. This report explores t...

May 4, 2020

Debt Divide: The Racial and Class Bias Behind the ‘New Normal’ of Student Borrowing

This report explores the inequality of student debt by both race and class. It investigates the driving factor behind rising undergraduate loan debt and emph...

April 23, 2020

Our Youth, Our Economy, Our Future: A Road Map for Investing in the Nation”s Talent Pipeline

This publication explores the youth employment crisis, it's causes, impacts and solutions. The economic future of the country depends on the education and em...

April 23, 2020

Tackling the Gender Gap

The Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship created this report to better understand the reasons for the gender gap while examining the financi...

April 22, 2020

Social Benefits of Homeownership and Stable Housing

As research has consistently shown the importance of housing on the economy and long-term financial stability, this report explores that existing research an...

April 22, 2020

Pathways to Prosperity

This study report explores the pathway to better preparing America's youth for employment preparation. With the increasing rate of jobs that require higher e...

April 22, 2020

European Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan – Public Consultation

This report summarized the consultation on the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action plan. This consultation focuses in on promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship in...

April 21, 2020

Income and Poverty in the U.S. 2016

Using the U.S. Census data, this publication investigates United States household incomes as they relate to race, gender and generational poverty. Key findin...

April 21, 2020

State of Small Business in America

This report explores the impact of small business growth and job creation in America. This report examines challenges such as access to capital, workforce sk...

April 21, 2020

Court Fees and Fines are Hurting Low-Income Families in Alabama

This blog emphasizes the impact of court system fees, fines and restitution on lower-income communities including people of color. The article explores how c...

April 21, 2020