How can we outlines strategies and actionable steps for policymakers, community leaders, and stakeholders to foster a supportive environment for local entrepreneurs? We’ve created this Policy Playbook as a user-friendly advocacy tool to inspire and to build our movement of organizations and advocates.
The current small business development ecosystem, though filled with well-intentioned programs, is overshadowed by persistent racial inequities and the impacts of systemic racism. We need a new approach. Trusted connectors represent a small but impactful strategy for change.
In 2020, BfWA partnered with Reinvestment Fund and SIAP through a Kauffman Knowledge Challenge grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. This multi-year initiative develop tools and analyses to better understand local contexts and the impact of our work in neighborhoods.
