RESEARCH

A Brookings Institution report that analyzes the significant growth of Black-owned employer businesses from 2017 to 2022, highlighting their economic impact, regional trends, and the progress still needed to achieve racial equity in business ownership.​

February 2025

This Equitable Underwriting Playbook outlines how financial institutions can overhaul their practices and develop more equitable processes that improve their bottom line.

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The National Association of Investment Companies found that diverse private equity funds produced higher-than-median returns. About four in 10 diverse funds produced top-quartile net IRRs and multiples of invested capital.

Use this social media toolkit to spread the word about barriers to success for Black businesses, as well as how the American economy would grow if Black businesses reach parity with white firms. 

How the racial wealth divide is hollowing out America's middle class.

This resource explores how increasing Black business ownership, particularly among employers can help narrow the racial wealth gap and drive economic growth.

June 2024

This resource from Bankrate highlights different resources and platforms to invest in Black businesses and other opportunities. 

In this report from Path to 15|55, thought leaders across asset classes share innovative ways to remove barriers and increase access to capital for Black business owners. 

This capital will be used to support policy change at national, state and local levels, and invest directly in Black businesses and the intermediaries that support them. 

A report from the Brookings Institution expands on Path to 15|55's initiative to grow Black business and close racial disparities in employer
business ownership.

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February 2024

2022 State of Black Businesses report from the Brookings Institution and Path to 15|5  finds that while the pandemic has disproportionately hurt preexisting Black firms, it has also spurred the creation of new Black businesses.

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February 2022

A report from the Brookings Institution and Path to 15|55 explores the state of Black-owned employer businesses to set of business development goals.

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December 2020

This groundbreaking report explores the diversity among Black business owners in the U.S. and illuminates several key findings.

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