Opportunity & Development

Joyce Klein, director of the Business Ownership Initiative, spoke with Kinsey Grant on Morning Brew’s Business Casual podcast to discuss why businesses owned by entrepreneurs of color have had difficulty accessing stimulus funds provided through the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Strengthening health, safety, and equity during the pandemic can set a foundation for better working conditions in the long term.

The tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance, located in Section 127 of the tax code, is one tool that allows employers to support their employees’ pursuit of education.

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

The uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic throw the inadequacy and inequality of our workplace safety net into sharp relief.

It's time to take a careful look at the practices embedded in our employment systems. The restaurant industry is a good place to start.

Walmart's education benefits are now available to all employees, full-time and part-time, on their first day of employment.

Event Description Restaurants and their workers have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19

Racism was embedded in our system from the start, and systemic racism requires systemic solutions.