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Our supported programs work year-round to research, convene, and carry out initiatives that work to make the economy more inclusive. Read what they’re working on here.

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Small Business

Closing the Small Business Capital Gap

Businesses need access to capital to thrive, but 79% of small businesses have trouble accessing credit. Small loans aren’t particularly profitable, so ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

02.14.2025
Economic Development

Q&A with the Leaders of LocalCode Kansas City

“The community that recycles its dollars is a lot more successful than a community that does not.” Kansas City is one of the most racially and economi ...

BY The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy

Blog Post

01.16.2025
Family Finances

Women in the Economy

Women in the Economy (WE) - a research and action project based at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (Aspen FSP) - is designed to answer the ...

BY Heather McCulloch & 1 more

Publication

01.05.2025
Economic Development

Spark Grants Awarded to AGLN Fellows

AGLN Fellows are awarded Spark Grants for advancing sustainable and equitable economic growth and financial inclusion.

BY Aspen Global Leadership Network

Blog Post

12.14.2024
US Economy

Mainstreaming the Ownership Economy

On December 4, 2025, the Aspen Institute, together with its partner Prudential Financial, was proud to co-sponsor the second annual Ownership Economy Summi ...

BY Martin Smith, & 1 more

Blog Post

12.05.2024
Economic Development

2024 Class of Finance Leaders Fellows

23 finance industry leaders poised to address entrenched social challenges and drive systems-level solutions across the global financial ecosystem.

BY Finance Leaders Fellowship

Blog Post

09.19.2024
Business and Markets

10 Insights on the Future of ESG

Key takeaways from the Aspen ESG Summit 2024, and insights on the future of business transformation.

BY Business and Society Program

Publication

09.17.2024
Food Access

Food that Nourishes Communities: Tom McDougall on Creating a More Equitable Food System

The US food production industry is an impressively vast and complicated system, but not one that’s respectful of the people who produce and consume the f ...

BY Food and Society Program & 1 more

Blog Post

09.16.2024
Economic Development

Creating a People-Focused Economy in El Paso: A Conversation with Hunt-Aspen Fellow Lupe Mares

“There is no substitute for nurturing relationships and maintaining a steadfast belief in one's mission.” - Lupe Mares Lupe Mares has a vision for El ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society & 1 more

Blog Post

08.13.2024
Economic Development

The Time is Now to Build Community Wealth Through Clean Energy

Hurricane Beryl’s recent landfall is a harbinger for the more intense, rapidly escalating storms predicted this season, as warmer ocean temperatures are ...

BY Joanna Smith-Ramani & 1 more

Blog Post

07.18.2024
Leadership

Job Quality Fellow Saket Soni Awarded 2024 McNulty Prize

We are thrilled to announce that Job Quality Fellow Saket Soni has been awarded the McNulty Foundation’s 2024 John P. McNulty Prize! Created in 2008, the ...

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Blog Post

07.18.2024
Family Finances

Aspen FSP Launches National Task Force for Fraud & Scam Prevention

Financial fraud and scams are an increasing threat against Americans’ public safety and financial health, with implications for our economy, the U.S. fin ...

BY Financial Security Program

Blog Post

07.18.2024
Economic Development

Seizing the Next Economy White Paper

Pivotal shifts are underway in America’s economic future, driven by technological advances, digitalization of business operations and jobs, sustainabilit ...

BY Aspen Institute Latinos and Society

Publication

07.01.2024
Economic Development

Three Principles for Bridging Rural Health and Prosperity

Rural America's health equity is inseparable from its economic well-being, and aligning these two crucial fields is essential for achieving true rural pros ...

BY Bonita Robertson-Hardy & 1 more

Blog Post

06.03.2024
Small Business

The Power of Peer Learning

At the Aspen Institute’s Business Ownership Initiative (BOI), peer learning is one of the core tools we use to drive innovation and collaboration. As b ...

BY Joyce Klein

Blog Post

05.23.2024