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Access to Capital in CaliforniaMembers only Login
This handbook from the California Financial Opportunities Roundtable covers a wide range of access to capital-related programs and services available throughout the state, including loan programs, bonds, innovation finance.
EB-5 Financing 101Members only Login
This presentation provides a thorough discussion of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program by Angelique Brunner of EB5 Capital, Robert Divine of Baker Donelson, Peter Joseph of IIUSA, and Jennifer Moseley of Burr and Forman.
EB-5: Addressing the Financing Gap
The Immigrant Investor Program, or EB-5, is addressed in this feature article from Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, for Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The article overviews the program and discusses EB-5's value as a gap...
Why Your State Needs a P3 Authority
Public-Private Partnerships have grown internationally as a project delivery and financing mechanism for infrastructure projects. This article by Brien Desilets discusses the advantages of P3s and provides examples of P3 Authorities in several...
The PPP Journal Issue 72
The PPP Journal is a UK publication covering private-public partnerships and economic development. This issue includes articles on infrastructure finance in Germany, local enterprise partnerships, and a review of TIF in America by CDFA President and...
TIF: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
This article by Kevin Hoctor of the British Chambers of Commerce appeared on the UK's Public Service website. Hoctor provides a review of TIF problems in the U.S. and argues that a TIF-like program could benefit the UK, so long as the program is...
PPP Journal: What TIF?
This issue of the UK-based Public-Private Partnerships Journal focuses on the use of TIF to build public infrastructure. Topics included in the issue are how partnerships can affect financing, descriptions of several case studies, and the...
OPIC: Small Business Guide
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation helps U.S. businesses invest overseas, fosters economic development in new and emerging markets, complements the private sector in managing risks associated with foreign direct investment, and supports...
TIFs and Indianapolis
Presentation giving a general description and history of TIF in Indiana. It focuses specifically on TIF usage and case studies from Indianapolis and Marion County.
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) is a trade association that represents securities markets throughout the world. SIFMA advocates for the global bond industry and represent interests in New York; Washington, D.C.;...
The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is committed to working with poor people to achieve lasting improvements in their lives, generates new, and harnesses existing knowledge to address the complex changes faced by poor people, and is committed to working with...
Urban Institute
The Urban Institute analyzes policies and evaluates programs on community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being. The Institute works in all 50 states and abroad in over 28 countries, and shares their research findings with...
International Network for Economic Developers
The International Network for Economic Developers (INED) was conceived in 1995 to promote and enable an international exchange of information, experience and best practices among international economic development practitioners and organizations.
International Economic Development Council
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to helping economic developers do their jobs more effectively and raise the profile of the profession. Its goal is to help members create...