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Connie Evans Named PayPal’s Maggie Lena Walker Achievement Award Recipient
Congratulations to Connie E. Evans, President and CEO of AEO, on being named PayPal’s second annual Maggie Lena Walker Achievement Award recipient. The award recognizes individuals who have economically empowered those in their communities. As a visionary...
AEO Insights & Observations
Policy News – July 20, 2023
Bills of Interest Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13) introduced a bill to require the Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship Education of the Small Business Administration to establish and maintain a website regarding small business permitting and licensing requirements...
Policy News – July 13, 2023
Bills of Interest Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5) introduced the "Transparency in Billing Act" to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plans and issuers offering group health insurance coverage to only pay claims submitted by...
Policy News – June 8, 2023
POLICY BRIEF Rep. Jill N. Tokuda (D-NH-2) introduced a bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to expand eligibility for certain contracts, and for other purposes. Rep. Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5) introduced a bill to amend the Workforce...
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity Applauds the CFPB’s Efforts to Bring Transparency to Small Business Lending
March 30, 2023--WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a final rule to implement Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1071 mandates that specific banks and financial institutions make public certain racial,...
Small Businesses in the Digital Economy: How Corporate-Community Partnership Models Level the Playing Field for Underserved Entrepreneurs and Their Communities
When corporations and nonprofits join forces to execute programs in a skill knowledge-sharing model, small business growth is inevitable.
Juneteenth—Independence for All
Today, AEO (Association for Enterprise Opportunity) is closed to observe Juneteenth, a celebration of independence for all. Despite the emancipation proclamation in 1863, it was June 19, 1865, when General Gordon announced the freedom of slaves in Texas. Just like the...
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