by Leilah Powell, Executive Director

For the first time, grassroots economic development organizations in San Antonio and Bexar County have come together in a network that strengthens their voice and magnifies their impacts.

By Matt Josephs and Michelle Harati

As Congress looks to reauthorize the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time since 2004, LISC’s Matt Josephs and Michelle Harati take a look at new bipartisan legislation that offers a place-based approach to expand equitable access to EDA resources.

By Bill Taft

Since the onset of the pandemic, LISC has equipped 16,000 small business owners with relief and resilience grants. But to foster opportunity and long-term resiliency for all entrepreneurs who confront entrenched inequities, including people of color, women, immigrants and refugees, and people with lower incomes and wealth, we need a robust universe of small business “ecosystems”: the network of capital, services, and supports that every enterprise needs to get on its feet and grow.

By Michelle Harati

LISC’s Michelle Harati reflects on the role of Business Development Organizations in supporting place-based economic recovery and calls for federal funding to support their vital missions.