Which type of capital makes sense for your business? This StitchCrew guide helps you compare funding options, understand the tradeoffs, and prepare to pursue the right fit for your next stage of growth.

Major events and investments can bring significant economic opportunity to a city, but that doesn’t mean local businesses automatically benefit. We explore what stands between economic activity and economic access, why visibility alone isn’t enough, and what it takes to help more businesses participate in the opportunities happening in their communities.

Economic development is often measured by jobs created, businesses launched, and capital deployed. But what if we also measured whether those investments create greater stability, resilience, and opportunity for families? At StitchCrew, we’re exploring economic agency as a condition for health and wellbeing and how economic mobility can become part of a more upstream approach to building healthier communities.