The Ripple Effect: a decade of data on small business lending
One taxpayer dollar. Ten years. $112 in GDP.

How does $48.7 million in public funding end up behind $5.46 billion in new GDP? By catalyzing a coalition of donors, investors, and small business owners.
The fifth edition of the Ripple Effect report follows the journey of a dollar: from public funding, through philanthropy and private debt, into $960 million in lending to nearly 20,000 small businesses, and out into the economy around them.
Join us for an hour on what the data shows and where we go from here, with time for your questions.
You’ll hear from:
- Luz Urrutia, President and CEO, Accion Opportunity Fund
- Nicole Van Der Tuin, Chief Customer Experience and Impact Officer, Accion Opportunity Fund
- Travis James, VP, Economist, TXP, Inc.
- Evelyn Stark, Managing Director, Financial Health, ideas42
- Jonathan Perri, Social Impact Director, Ripple
We’ll send the recording to everyone who registers.