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Taking the Pulse of America’s Small Business Sector: June 11th

By Kennedy O’Dell The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey provides weekly insight into the condition of the country’s small business sector as this unprecedented economic crisis unfolds. This analysis covers data from May 24th to June 6th. Here are six things we learned about the small business economy last week: More than one…

EIG OZ Webinar Series | Engaging Investors in Opportunity Zones Deals

By Rachel Reilly On June 2, the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) hosted a webinar to discuss strategies for engaging investors in Opportunity Zones (OZ) transactions. Guest speakers shared their experience raising capital for OZ deals, insights on current investor behavior, and strategies for engaging a wide array of OZ-motivated and impact investors in locally-based projects…

Upwork and Economic Innovation Group to Co-Host Remote Work Event Series Exploring Post-COVID Trends

Event to feature thought leaders from Distribute, Harvard Business School, Tulsa Remote, Pew Charitable Trusts, ZipRecruiter and more  San Francisco, CA  – June 10, 2021  – Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace, and the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) announced today that they will co-host a three-part virtual event series exploring the long-term economic,…

Rise of Remote Series: Exploring Trends in Remote Work Post-COVID

Rise of Remote Series: Exploring Trends in Remote Work Post-COVID The COVID-19 public health crisis pushed approximately half of the American workforce out of their physical offices and into the remote at an unprecedented speed. While businesses and workers had been gradually shifting to remote work over the past two...

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OZ Webinar Series | Engaging Investors in Opportunity Zones Deals

Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) on Wednesday, June 2 for a discussion on how to engage a wide-variety of investors in Opportunity Zones (OZ) transactions.  The OZ policy was designed to encourage a range of investors to invest in low-income communities across the nation over the long-term. Fortune 500...

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OZ Webinar Series | Investing in Rural and Gateway Communities

This is a past event. View a recording of the webinar and EIG’s key takeaways for more information. Join the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) on Wednesday, May 5, for an overview of Opportunity Zone (OZ) investment activity occurring outside of major cities, in rural and gateway communities.  More than 60 percent of OZs are...

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