Reports, Guides, Infograpics, and Other Resources
2024 Small Business Perception Survey
This survey of Bexar County residents was conducted by Emerson College Polling and commissioned by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) San Antonio to learn more about local attitudes regarding small business formation, access to resources, and entrepreneurial aspirations. This survey builds upon baseline data collected in 2022 and will expand local understanding of perceptions around topics such as small business development, entrepreneurship, shopping at locally-owned businesses, financial education, and banking.
LISC SA presented highlights from the survey data at our May 30 Small Business Month event, and we seek input from stakeholders as we plan to repeat and improve this survey on an annual basis.
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Tangled Title in San Antonio
This one-pager developed by consultant Katherine Dillard Gonzalez of Ladder Logik provides an overview of home title issues and the effects of tangled title, also called heirs’ property or clouded title.
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Homeless Response System Listening Tour Report
In her first few months on the job, LISC SA Program Officer and Santikos Capacity Builder for Supportive Housing Netanya Jamieson met with 30+ individuals representing various parts of the San Antonio/Bexar County Homeless Response System. In October, Netanya reconvened these groups to summarize her findings and to review current and next steps toward improving operation of the system.
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2022 Housing & Small Business Perceptions Survey
Emerson College Polling conducted two surveys of Bexar County residents in 2022 to gather information about perceptions around housing and homelessness and about personal finance and small business. This survey process has provided vital information to which no one in Bexar County has previously had access, including local attitudes about what residents look for in a house, aspirations to homeownership or entrepreneurship, and where people get their financial information. These surveys are intended to serve as a baseline for regular repetitions of this process and to track perception shifts over time.
- Housing Results begin page 5.
- Small Business begin page 16.
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Financial Counseling Programs Scan Report
With support from Methodist Healthcare Ministries, Capital One, and the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, LISC San Antonio engaged consultants to perform a scan of national models and local programs focusing on financial counseling and coaching. Consultants Christi Baker and Vanessa Lindley have reported their findings, including discussion of definitions, metrics, and approaches around successful financial counseling programs, investment levels and outcomes, and strategic opportunities for enhancing local service delivery.
Financial Counseling Programs Scan Final Report [+]
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Accessory Dwelling Units for San Antonians
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are small, naturally affordable and climate-friendly homes tucked discreetly within residential neighborhoods. They’re a great match for smaller households, and can be created through basement or garage conversions, additions, or new construction of back yard tiny homes. ADUs can be paired with affordable housing programs to serve low-income families, other vulnerable populations, and first-time homeowners.
With subject expert Orange Splot, LISC San Antonio has developed this ADU Guide to provide background on what ADUs are, how they can benefit San Antonians, financing issues, and how local development code currently addresses ADUs.
Read the guide: Accessory Dwelling Units for San Antonians [+]
LISC San Antonio is delighted to provide an initial version of this guidebook in 2022; we will update it in 2023 with anticipated changes to the City’s development code. For more information about updates to the UDC, visit San Antonio's Development Services Department.
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San Antonio Eviction Prevention Program Evaluation
The City of San Antonio has become incredibly efficient at using emergency dollars to stabilize families during the pandemic, but what will happen to these vital programs when funding sources expire?
LISC SA retained California-based consultant Homebase to explore eviction prevention models and best practices. Homebase created a report on the state of the eviction prevention system, its successes and potential for future growth and development.
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Building Wealth with Homeownership: Closing Racial & Ethnic Opportunity Gaps
During Fair Housing Month in April 2022, LISC San Antonio, the San Antonio Area Foundation, and the City's Neighborhood & Housing Services Department presented plans to expand homeownership and wealth-building opportunities for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) families and individuals.
Thank you to our community partners, who offered invaluable insight, feedback, and support as LISC San Antonio worked to develop this plan with generous funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation Wealth Opportunities Restored Through Homeownership initiative.
Building Wealth with Homeownership: Closing Racial & Ethnic Opportunity Gaps
Report by LISC San Antonio
State of the African American Community in San Antonio and Bexar County
San Antonio Area Foundation and San Antonio Area African American Community Fund
Strategic Housing Implementation Plan
City of San Antonio
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San Antonio Small Business Ecosystem Assessment
With support from JPMorgan Chase, Common Future and Next Street developed and released a Small Business Ecosystem Assessment in late 2020. This study found a historic, unmet annual demand of about $8.3 billion in capital for small businesses in Bexar County, a shortcoming that is particularly acute for local businesses owned by people of color. Small business owners and business support providers discussed the San Antonio small business community's most pressing needs, the greatest opportunities for impact, and how we can work towards narrowing racial gaps in small business ownership, revenue, and employment across Bexar County.
San Antonio Small Business Ecosystem Assessment [+]
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Service Enriched Housing for Vulnerable Populations
Service Enriched Housing supports vulnerable populations, including those experiencing homelessness, intellectually/developmentally disabled adults, mental health care consumers, those with physical disabilities and the criminal justice system-involved population. To find out more about who benefits from Service Enriched Housing, check out this infographic datasheet. View the detailed population estimates and sources here.
For additional information, see the Planning for Success: A Financial Analysis of the Supportive Housing Need in San Antonio report developed by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) for LISC San Antonio.