The Next 1000: Meet Our New Class Of Entrepreneurs Emerging From The Pandemic And Poised To Meet The Moment forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
from the New York Fed
The economic toll of COVID-19 on America s small businesses is acute and ongoing. Uncertainty related to public health protocols, consumer demand, technology adoption, supply chains, and government relief programs has upended the operating environment for small firms that frequently lived on the financial margins even before the pandemic.[ 1]
This is especially true for small firms owned by people 45 and older, which saw significant closures in spring 2020 and whose numbers remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Among people of color, the drop was even more stark.[ 2]
Business ownership has the potential to be a financial bulwark, especially for business owners of color.[3] Age 45+ business owners entered the pandemic with much stronger financial cushions than similar age employees and business owners under the age of 45. However, our analysis of survey data for small employer firms [4] collected in late 2020 and detailed interviews with 25 business owners f
Covid-19 s Personal Finance Toll On Older Entrepreneurs forbes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from forbes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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posted on 10 April 2021
from the New York Fed
Active Business Ownership Down Nearly 20 Percent for 45+ Asian Owners; Drop in Black Ownership Twice as Large as Decline in White Ownership
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in collaboration with AARP, released a report,
Minority-owned companies waited months for loans, data shows sheltonherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sheltonherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.