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How Syndicated Crowdfunding Can Be Leveraged for Direct Community Investment
In Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, as George Bailey tries to prevent a run on the Bailey Brothers Building and Loan, the audience receives a lesson in community banking and the economic multiplier effect. Customers deposit their...Read ArticleImage
Kristen Fanarakis
Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation. -
The Cost of Policy Uncertainty
Launching and running a small business or startup is as much about managing risk as it is about bringing a great idea to market. Whether you’re opening a small-town bakery or launching a biotech startup, entrepreneurship requires a strong...Read ArticleImage
Kristen Fanarakis
Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation. -
Improving Small Business Disaster Response and Recovery
The Disaster’s Next Wave When a natural disaster strikes, the physical destruction and its costs typically dominate the headlines. Less attention is paid to the secondary effects disasters have on a community—especially its small businesses...Read ArticleImage
Kristen Fanarakis
Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation.
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Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation. -
How Syndicated Crowdfunding Can Be Leveraged for Direct Community Investment
In Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, as George Bailey tries to prevent a run on the Bailey Brothers Building and Loan, the audience receives a lesson in community banking and the economic multiplier effect. Customers deposit their...Read ArticleImage
Kristen Fanarakis
Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation. -
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Kristen Fanarakis
Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation. -
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The Disaster’s Next Wave When a natural disaster strikes, the physical destruction and its costs typically dominate the headlines. Less attention is paid to the secondary effects disasters have on a community—especially its small businesses...Read ArticleImage
Kristen Fanarakis
Associate Director, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic GrowthKristen Fanarakis leads the small business, entrepreneurship, and economic growth initiative within the Milken Institute’s Finance pillar. She focuses on macroeconomic and systemic trends affecting American small businesses and startups, and their implications for the economy and innovation. -
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If you would like to learn more about the Small Business Policy and Innovation Initiative please contact Kristen Fanarakis at [email protected].