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Our Work / Economy

Economy

Republic examines the economic conditions that allow individuals, families, and businesses to build stable and productive lives.

Focus areas

01

Small business

The conditions that help small firms start, grow, hire, and survive hard times.

02

Workforce development

Training, apprenticeships, and pathways that connect people to good work.

03

Entrepreneurship

How new ideas become new businesses, and what helps or hinders them.

04

Economic mobility

Whether people can improve their circumstances through work, saving, and opportunity.

Key questions

  1. What helps a small business through its first five years?

  2. Which training paths lead to lasting, well-paid work?

  3. How can more people move up the economic ladder?

Economy

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