Greenlining Institute's Just Futures Summit

Event type: 
Summit
When and where
Date: 
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Time: 
All day
Location: 
Oakland Marriott City Center
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
What

Please join Small Business Majority's California Policy Director Bianca BlomquistAccess Plus Capital, and ICA Fund for a breakout session at Greenlining Institute's Just Futures Summit in Oakland on Thursday, October 19 and October 20. Using practical, in the field experience, we will identify challenges California faces in regulating high-cost financing, while exploring the innovative products and programs necessary to close the access to capital gap that exists for small business owners of color and women. We will also explore the role of local, state, and federal governments in protecting small business owners while fostering innovative solutions!

 

Topics of discussion include:

  • What can be done to support equitable lending
  • How to infuse equity into underwriting policies
  • Explore the roles that local, state, and federal governments should play to modernize solutions
Event topic: 
Access to Capital
General Small Business
Business assistance
Fair Competition