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Get to Know the Firms: A First Snapshot of Firm and Owner Characteristics
Since our launch of SFD USA in May 2025, we’ve recruited more than 80 firms into the study across our six research sites —Oakland,...
Tracy Cole
7 days ago3 min read


Understanding Small Firms: Complementing big data with financial diaries
Small firms with 1-20 workers make up the majority of employer firms in the US. But these businesses, especially those in low-income neighborhoods, are under-examined in existing research like large economic surveys. Here's why, and here's how the Small Firm Diaries proposes to help fill the gap.
Tracy Cole
Sep 44 min read


Introducing the Small Firm Diaries USA
The Financial Access Initiative started conducting in-depth, diaries-style analyses on small firms in 2021, with studies in 7 countries....
Tracy Cole
Aug 272 min read
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