Banking & Finance

Miriam Segal, Research Economist, September 17, 2016 What is Alternative Finance?Download

Venkat Kuppuswammy and Kathy Roth, May 2016 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Research on crowdfunding has traditionally focused on startups during a crowdfunding campaign, leaving fairly little information on what…

Miriam Segal, June 25, 2015 Issue Brief 10, Peer-to-Peer LendingDownload

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.

Small business owners often struggle to find available credit.

Small businesses often struggle to find available credit. Building on previous literature, this research analyzes what factors, including business credit scores, may explain credit outcomes (approvals or denials) for small businesses. It…

William E. Jackson III and Timothy Bates, May 2013 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose The number of minority-oriented equity capital funds grew significantly during the period of the 1990s. Early financial…

Full reportDownload SummaryDownload Joe Peek, PhD, April 2013 Purpose A dramatic drop in U.S. exports during the 2008-2009 financial crisis and Great Recession stimulated interest in investigating the relationship between trade…

Full reportDownload Research summaryDownload MG Consulting, LLC & Wyckoff Consulting, LLC, April 2013 Purpose Entrepreneurs need access to financial resources to fund their ventures, and those with marketable products may…

Full reportDownload Report summaryDownload Alicia Robb, April 2013 Purpose The availability of capital is crucial for small business startup, survival, and growth. This study investigates how the youngest small firms operated…