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Retail Matters 2024 Report

Produced in partnership with Virginia Retail Alliance, the 2024 Retail Matters research report features the economic, consumer, and technology trends impacting a wide spectrum of entrepreneurs and small business owners.

  • Small Business & Entrepreneurship
January 28, 2025
Two women shopping for clothing in a retail store
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Real Estate’s Small Problem

In this article, Patrice Frey explores how barriers to small-scale real estate development deals stymie growth and wealth building. She explains why building small matters, the problems faced by small-scale developers, opportunities for direct investment and greenhouse gas reduction, and more.

  • Real Estate and Property Development
  • Fundraising and Finance
June 28, 2024
A small multi-family building during the framing process of construction

West Des Moines, IA © Historic Valley Junction Foundation

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