Webinars
SBAN hosts regular webinars with experts on topics of common interest across our membership. Our goal is to provide opportunities for network-wide learning and discussion.
SEPTEMBER 2023
“Anti-Trust Policy & Advocacy: Helping Small Businesses Push Back Against Monopoly Power”
- Kennedy Smith, Senior Researcher, Institute For Local Self-Reliance
- Stacy Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, Institute For Local Self-Reliance
JULY 2023
“Utilizing Data About BIPOC-Owned Small Businesses”
- Rachel Thieme, Development Project Manager, City of Beaverton, Oregon
- Paolo Esteban, Program Coordinator, City of Beaverton, Oregon
- Nicholas Finio, Associate Director, National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland
- Gerrit Knaap, SBAN Senior Leader and Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Maryland
MAY 2023
“How Communities are Connecting with Faith Groups to Build Shared Missions that Promote Inclusive Economies”
Derek Peebles, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy, American Sustainable Business Network
“How Developers Can Practice Equitable Development and Bring Wealth to Communities of Color”
- Greg Reaves, Founder and CEO, Mosaic Development Partners
- Leslie Smallwood-Lewis, Founder and COO, Mosaic Development Partners
APRIL 2023
“Innovative Strategies to Curb Displacement Through New Financing and Real Estate Models”
Oscar Perry Abello, Senior Economic Justice Correspondent, NextCity