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Research Assistant (Full Time – 6 months)

Forward Cities

Evidence gathered through the application of the tools has helped local stakeholders better understand entrepreneurship in their community, including to whom entrepreneurship is inaccessible and what actions need to be taken to enhance equity in entrepreneurial opportunities for underserved communities. . Start date: November 30, 2020.

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Developing Rapid-Response Plans for Cities to Help Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses in This Time of Economic Crisis

Forward Cities

In the ensuing years, entrepreneurship in America struggled to recover. This is particularly true of Main Street businesses and families in under-connected and under-resourced communities. During the Great Recession, business failures rose faster than business starts and startup rates fell to a record low. The time for action is now.

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Research Assistant (PT, TEMP)

Forward Cities

Evidence gathered through the application of our research tools helps local stakeholders better understand access to entrepreneurship in their community and identify what actions need to be taken to enhance equity in entrepreneurial opportunities for underserved communities. . Anticipated start date: July 6, 2021.