Strategic Planning

Just four months after COVID appeared in the US, 22% of small businesses in Washington State closed. 40% of Black-owned ...Read More

The COVID pandemic severed supply chains, leaving essential workers without PPE. Private funders/philanthropy wanted to help but there…. We established ...Read More

Business leaders in historically underserved communities throughout Washington State told us at the Washington State Department of Commerce they want ...Read More

Over half the nation lives in “childcare deserts,” with too few providers -- or none at all. In response, the ...Read More

Children in historically marginalized communities are twice as likely to get cavities as those from higher income families. Community leaders ...Read More

With the right mix of capital and support, microbusinesses in low-wealth communities grow jobs at the rate of over 10% ...Read More