{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Unlocking the Voice of Small Businesses: New Insights from the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey","description":"  The \u202fSmall Business Credit Survey\u202f(SBCS)\u202fhas been administered nationally since 2016 by\u202fthe\u202f12 Federal Reserve Banks in collaboration with a\u202fnetwork of hundreds of community and business groups throughout the country. The\u202fSBCS\u202fgathers\u202finformation from thousands of small-business owners\u202fon business conditions and characteristics, credit experiences, and owner demographics.\u202fIt\u202fcontinues to be the largest national dataset of its kind, and its reports\u202fprovide\u202fawareness\u202fof\u202fsmall business\u202fchallenges\u202fand how\u202fowners\u202frespond to them.\u202f&amp;nbsp;  During this webinar, Federal Reserve experts provided an in-depth look at findings from the 2026\u202fReport on Employer Firms. They explored key insights from the 2025 Small Business Credit Survey, including:    Business financing needs  Credit approval outcomes and challenges  Customer dynamics and trade activity  Adoption of artificial intelligence   This session offered timely, data-driven perspectives for those working directly with small businesses, supporting economic development efforts, or seeking to better understand the current small business landscape. Attendees gained actionable insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping small businesses nationwide.          Business financing needs  Credit approval outcomes and challenges  Customer dynamics and trade activity  Adoption of artificial intelligence        This session offered timely, data-driven perspectives for those working directly with small businesses, supporting economic development efforts, or seeking to better under stand the current small business landscape. Attendees gained actionalbe insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping small businesses nationwide. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Connecting Communities\u00ae","author_url":"https:\/\/fedcommunities.org\/connecting-communities\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40892325\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200850390"}