This article originally appeared on SSTI.org From Main Street businesses to technology startups, research has shown the rate of new business formation in the United States has plummeted since the 1970s. In the past year, the Digest has frequently cited research from the Economic Innovation Group (EIG), the Kauffman Foundation, and the Federal Reserve on the impacts of declining ... Read More

Yolanda Jones gets to the office at Yolanda’s Construction Administration & Traffic Control (YCAT-C), which she founded in 2010, every day at 6 a.m. There’s a lot happening. YCAT-C has $6 million in contracts earned or lined up for this year, its biggest year so far. She’s got something in the pipeline that could add another $10 million in annual revenues and perhaps 20 more employees in the next year. And, oh, NBA star LeBron James gave Jones a shout-out recently on Facebook and Twitter. She won a small business contest he held last fall. Read More

City leaders across the country continue to invest public dollars in incubators and accelerators. But are they doing this wisely and maximizing the impact from their investment? ICIC has created a typology, captured in our new infographic, to help differentiate incubators and accelerators by their potential impact. Read More

San Francisco city officials have come to the realization that despite their best attempts to build new affordable housing units, rent-controlled units are disappearing equally as fast—negating the impact of the 6,600+ affordable housing units that have come online over the past decade. Read More

“Evolve or die.” That motto has guided Gregory J. Gordon through the last 30-plus years of life in San Francisco. Read More