Leading employment platform Indeed launched the $50 million Indeed Small Business Hiring Fund to help small business owners fill job openings. The move follows the release of its 2022 State of Small Business Hiring Report. https://suppliertynews.com/2022/05/30/indeed-announces-a-50m-fund-to-support-small-business-hiring/

The Greater Houston Partnership’s One Houston Initiative featured JPMorgan Chase & Co. in its April roundtable discussion to showcase success in supplier diversity. https://suppliertynews.com/2022/05/29/jpmorgan-chase-one-houston-together-member-spotlight/

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index showed that 72% of small business owners raised prices to deal with rising costs due to the record-high inflation rate. The sectors that increased prices the most were wholesale, construction agriculture and retail sales. https://suppliertynews.com/2022/05/25/nfib-survey-reveals-that-72-of-small-businesses-raised-prices-to-keep-their-doors-open/

Here are six grant programs available for small businesses in the U.S. https://suppliertynews.com/2022/05/24/6-small-business-grant-opportunities/

Forbes, in partnership with research firm Statista, compiled an annual list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. Statista surveyed 60,000 Americans and asked them to rate their organizations on criteria, including diversity, sexual orientation equality, disability, and ethnicity. The research firm also asked members of underrepresented groups to nominate other companies they think do diversity well.

Fortune announced the results of its inaugural Modern Board 25, a ranking of the most innovative and diverse S&P 500 boards of directors. The criteria include gender, racial and age diversity of board members. The ranking’s methodology speaks to the “why” of board diversity. https://suppliertynews.com/2022/05/17/fortune-launches-the-modern-board-25-ranking-of-sp-500-boards/

A study conducted by the Knight Foundation found that diverse-owned asset management firms are at least three times more likely to have a diverse team than their non-diverse-owned counterparts. This observation is true regardless of the domiciled state, the share of employees that are owners and the firm size. Moreover, diverse-owned firms are closer to team-ownership parity than non-diverse-owned firms.

In celebration of the first anniversary of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman issued a statement about how the program helped small businesses survive the pandemic. She said ARP provided more than $450 billion in critical recovery funding to more than six million American entrepreneurs to help them survive and thrive in the face of deep challenges. https://suppliertynews.com/2022/04/29/sba-administrator-says-arp-provided-over-450b-to-small-businesses/

Alicia Hanf, a U.S. Army veteran and woman of color, founded Dear Mama Fund to provide funding for businesses owned by veterans and those located in underserved communities. The capital fund aims to raise $1 billion in capital and invest in companies owned or led by Blacks, browns, females and veterans. https://suppliertynews.com/2022/04/24/army-vet-alicia-hanfs-dear-mama-fund-aims-to-raise-1b-to-support-veteran-and-minority-businesses/