Kenan Fikri

@kenanfikri

Research Director , alum. Geography is the best. Opinions are my own.

Washington, DC
Joined June 2010
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    2 hours ago

    Let’s do this idea via and Darrin Redus Some states may manage to hack together such efforts on their own but a national grant program is essential to scale and multiply the model at a time when states are struggling

    . & Darrin Redus recommend the next administration and Congress create a new Minority Business Accelerator (MBA) grant program to invest in a five-year, $125 million Minority Business Accelerator grant program of regional accelerators.
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  2. 2 hours ago

    1/5 states enacted new limitations on agreements in 2019–20 & a majority saw at least one reform bill put forward. Serious momentum is building around state-level reform. Watch this space, but first read 's new brief!

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    21 hours ago

    (1/7) ⚠️⚠️EIG's latest analysis of data continues to show the harmful impact of COVID-19 on small businesses, underscoring the urgent need for additional relief. THREAD: ⬇

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  4. 22 hours ago

    Real momentum is building behind ideas to reimagine federal  policy so the 2020s recovery does much more for rural people & places than the 2010s did. Check out these two truly excellent papers from  & :

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  5. Dec 14

    Don't look now but and the pandemic policy response in general looks to have accomplished something a decade of growth could not: Significantly strengthened the small banks at the heart of our . via

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    Dec 13

    For the second week in a row, over 20% of businesses cut employee hours. New EIG analysis breaks down troubling trends in the sector:

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    Dec 11

    🚨NEW: Update on COVID-19's impact on 🚨 In this week's analysis of @uscensusdata, finds the sector struggling, with over 60% of businesses in accommodation and food services reporting ⬇️ revenue. Read our 5 takeaways:

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  8. Dec 11

    This is me every time a tweet or article about all the GOP election bonkers crosses my line of vision. Like, it can't be real, can it? I kind of want to look, but...no way right? I got a job, I got kids, I can't waste time on the cray cray. But...erm...holy bejeezers it's real!

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  9. Dec 11

    Love the idea of community land trusts to manage decommissioned highway property as a way to rebuild the local wealth "urban renewal" projects destroyed.

    Building the interstate system displaced over 1 million people in its first 2 decades and continues to harm communities. Read and proposal to deconstruct & redesign urban highways.
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    Dec 2

    Discover how your community performs on the Distressed Communities Index. Learn more about the index at: .

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  11. Dec 10

    Who *DOESN'T* start a business? Super interesting and valuable work from & . 20% of almost-preneurs cited employer-provided health insurance as a reason for not following through. We can fix that!

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  12. Dec 10

    Did you know! has published an playbook that includes this gem of a guide to the many ways OZs can advance local economic development. It ain't just real estate folks and it ain't just housing. Check it out!

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    Dec 10

    Really amazing + news out of ! - makes first impact investment. - The $1 million, 10-yr investment goes to Opportunity Fund managed by local . - Will support purpose-driven businesses & community-focused RE in KCMO.

    Another foundation recognizes the exponential impact of place-based impact investing: Sunderland Foundation invests $1M in Equity2 impact investment fund via
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    Dec 9

    [1/7] 🚨 EIG's latest analysis of the economic impact of includes a tale of two states: The spread of the virus and the economic fallout in South Dakota compared to Hawaii:

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  15. Dec 10

    Were distressed communities systematically shut out from ? Largely, no. We crunch loan data with our own Distressed Communities Index here:

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  16. Dec 10

    Important new data on why matter from economists: Growing up in concentrated areas increases the probability that men will be out of work in their prime age by 10 percentage points.

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  17. Dec 9

    Google mobility data show significant pullbacks in economic activity this fall. Equal shares of in and Hawaii are reporting revenue declines. The can't thrive while the virus is out of control. It's really that simple.

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    Dec 9

    Really proud of the research team, which has been churning out one must-read analysis after another on COVID-19 and the small business economy.

    [1/6] EIG analyzed mobility & business survey data across all states, finding that surging cases this fall stunted the modest economic recovery seen over the summer Read the full analysis by & key takeaways here ⬇️:
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  19. Dec 9

    In our December edition of plus ça change: The economy *still* can't recover as long as the virus thrives. 's latest analysis from tracks and Hawaii as two very different cases studies proving the same point.

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    Dec 9

    The average number of trips to retail and recreation businesses was 9.5 percent below a January baseline for the typical state in the summer, but dropped to 14.2 percent in the fall, and in just November the average was 18.7 percent below baseline.

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