Advising Small Businesses on Job Quality - Lessons from CDFIs

Explore how community development financial institutions (CDFIs) can effectively advise small businesses on improving job quality through this comprehensive webinar. Learn about the dual benefits of job quality improvements for both workers and business resilience, while discovering practical strategies that CDFI business advisors have successfully employed with their small business clients. Examine insights from the Aspen Institute's Shared Success demonstration project and their newly developed job quality advising guide, "Building Shared Success: A Guide to Small Business Job Quality Advising for CDFIs," which provides business-centered tools, resources, and success stories. Gain valuable perspectives from CDFI leaders including Amanda Blondeau from Northern Initiatives, Cynthia Murphy from Coastal Enterprises, Inc., and Delphine Ntegeye from African Development Center as they share their approaches to integrating job quality advising into their organizational work. Understand how trusted community partners can bridge the resource and knowledge gaps that prevent many small business owners from enhancing job quality, ultimately strengthening both individual businesses and the broader communities they serve.