Press Release Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Disadvantaged small businesses to get more opportunity in federal contracting Addresses 40-year low in new business startups and wealth gap Columbia, SC, June 14, 2021—Recently the Biden-Harris Administration committed to a 50% increase in federal contracts by 2026 for disadvantaged small businesses. Black, Latino, Asian, Indigenous, and other…
The list of benefits for cooperative ownership can go on and on. So why aren’t there more of them? Why isn’t there a cooperative grocery in every neighborhood? Why are the vast majority of small businesses still only using conventional ownership models? Perhaps one reason is that cooperatives are essentially locked out of the $20-25…
“I think access to capital is really key,” Guzman said. “It’s such a brave act to jump into small business ownership and start something of your own, to create a new technology or a new innovation. Having support ecosystems will help support entrepreneurship and especially capital.” And, she added, “we really need to focus on…