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
Contracting for Equity: Best Local Government Practices that Advance Racial Equity in Government Contracting and Procurement
This report investigates best local government practices in inclusive contracting to increase access by businesses owned by people of color and women to gove...
May 27, 2021
The Return of Business Creation
This article explores entrepreneurship as the engine behind innovation, productivity and job creation. Finding that "more Americans are becoming entrepreneur...
July 27, 2020
Start Us Up: America’s New Business Plan
America's New Business Plan explores the importance of entrepreneurs in the growth of the US economy. This guide provides a four-part entrepreneurship plan t...
May 4, 2020
Demographic Trends Will Shape the Future of Entrepreneurship
This report investigates how changing demographic trends such as retirement age and the highly educated young worker replacements will alter the American eco...
May 4, 2020
Minority Business Ownership: Data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners
This brief analyzes the 2012 Survey of Business Owners to provide a examination of minority groups in employment, sales and business performance. Key finding...
April 22, 2020
Longitudinal Analysis of Early Self-Employment in NLSYs
This publication explores the United States self-employment workforce and patterns of self-employment workers. The analysis provides demographic characterist...
April 22, 2020
Black White Gap in Self-Employment in US
This paper explores the Black-White self-employment gap by looking at evidence of Black-White gap in self employment, race differences in Black-White self em...
April 22, 2020
Why So Few Young People Start Businesses
This article explores the low rates of young people entrepreneurs. Key findings include entrepreneurship interest increases with age, young people don't have...
April 22, 2020
Evaluating Technical Assistance and Economic Opportunity Outcomes of the Community Advantage Pilot Program
The Community Advantage program of the Office of Capital Access provides small dollar loans to low-income entrepreneurs who need capital. This report explore...
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
Microbusinesses in the United States – Characteristic and Sector Participation
This report explores the comparison of microbusinesses to non-microbusinesses and specific characteristics of female-owned microbusinesses as well as minorit...
April 21, 2020
What is the Economic Impact of the Slowdown in New Business Formation
This article examines the slowdown of new business formation and it's economic impact. The authors believe the engine of growth lies in the opening of new fi...
April 21, 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
US Counties with Thriving Small Businesses Have Healthier Residents
U.S. counties and parishes with a greater concentration of small, locally-owned businesses have healthier populations — with lower rates of mortality, obes...
April 21, 2020
Small Business Owner Report 2016
This semi-annual report explores the challenges, successes and perspectives of small business owners across the country. This report looks closely at the rol...
April 21, 2020