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This week in Present Value, ESI’s Lee Huang (LH) speaks with local leaders to identify how they are helping people access capital, overcome barriers, and create thriving communities. LH: Markita, let’s start off with you, who does Compass Working Capital serve, what barriers do they face in accessing capital, and how do you help them […]
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ESI’s Lee Huang (LH) discusses access to capital, overcoming barriers, and more with Markita Morris-Louis (MML), Chief Strategy Officer for Compass Working Capital. LH: Who does Compass Working Capital serve, what barriers do they face in accessing capital, and how do you help them overcome those barriers? MML: Assets are a stronger predictor than income […]
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ESI’s Lee Huang discusses access to capital with Lou Rodriguez, CEO and founder of Rodriguez Consulting LLC and Chair of the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. LH: From your vantage point as chair of the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, how is the region doing in providing equitable access to capital? What are […]
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Lee Huang, Senior Vice President & Principal of ESI, hosts a Q&A with Andrew Speizman, Chief Financial Officer, and Frank Linnehan, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy, of MFR Consultants to discuss the City’s annual fair lending study and more. LH: What is the annual study that ESI and MFR do for the Office of […]
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ESI’s Lee Huang hosts a Q&A discussion with Vandell Hampton, President and CEO of True Access Capital, discussing True Access Capital’s mission and their work around Philadelphia. LH: You recently took your organization through a renaming and rebranding. What does True Access Capital mean, and why was it important to make these changes? VH: We […]
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In recent years, there has been an increased focus on racial inequality and decreasing racial disparities in the US. In Philadelphia and other major cities, many disparities between racial and ethnic groups – particularly wealth and asset disparities, disparities in public goods and services (including public education) and disparities in health outcomes, can be directly […]
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