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Issue Briefs

Advocacy’s Issue Briefs provide timely and concise information on important small business economic issues. These briefs are relevant to small business researchers, policymakers and decision leaders as well as stakeholders involved in small business advocacy and program development.

Annual Reports of the Office of Economic Research Economic Studies

Equity-based Crowdfunding: Potential Implications for Small Business Capital

Office of Advocacy Apr 14, 2015

For small business owners and entrepreneurs to build, grow, and support their business, it takes capital, and today, many of these individuals are choosing alternative forms of capital.

Exploring the Policy Relevance of Startup Accelerators

Office of Advocacy Nov 17, 2014

Startup accelerator programs are innovative funding mechanisms that have the potential to identify high-value startups and help them advance to the next stage of growth.