Building Shared Success: A Guide to Small Business Job Quality Advising for CDFIs

<div class="header alignfull header--article has-background has-tonal-black-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-category"> Publications</div></div></div> <h1 class="header__title">Archives</h1> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="favorite-block"> <button class="favorite" data-id="77023" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button></div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--date"> June 29, 2026</div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-program_tax"> <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/shared-success/">Shared Success</a>, and <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/economic-opportunities-program/">Economic Opportunities Program</a></div></div></div> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-style-contour-lines is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)"> <div class="post-people"> <div class="post-people__person"> <figure class="post-people__headshot"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-mobile size-mobile" alt="" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2-675x675.jpg 675w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2-676x676.jpg 676w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bryn-Morgan-2.jpg 1080w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" style="object-position: 50% 50%" /> </figure> <div class="post-people__info"> <h3 class="post-people__name"> <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/people/bryn-morgan/" class="post-people__link"> Bryn Morgan </a> </h3> <p class="post-people__position"> Senior Research Associate </p> </div> </div> <div class="post-people__person"> <figure class="post-people__headshot"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="300" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-240x300.jpg" class="attachment-mobile size-mobile" alt="" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-640x800.jpg 640w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-1200x1500.jpg 1200w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-768x960.jpg 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-872x1090.jpg 872w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-540x675.jpg 540w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-541x676.jpg 541w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/Maureen-Conway-5-scaled.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" style="object-position: 47% 41%" /> </figure> <div class="post-people__info"> <h3 class="post-people__name"> <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/people/maureen-conway/" class="post-people__link"> Maureen Conway </a> </h3> <p class="post-people__position"> Vice President; Executive Director </p> </div> </div> </div> <p class="has-medium-variant">with Rossana Espinoza, Former Associate Director, Business Ownership Initiative</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p class="has-medium-variant">This tool offers guidance for small business advisors on how to integrate a focus on job quality into their conversations with their clients. Developed as part of the <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/shared-success/">Shared Success demonstration</a>, the tool is based on the understanding that improved job quality benefits both small businesses and their workers. </p> <p class="">It centers business value and includes a variety of information and resources to assist business owners in addressing poor job quality and building successful firms. The tool revolves around two central questions:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="">How can implementing job quality improvements help business owners achieve desired business outcomes?</li> <li class="">What strategies can be used by business advisors to demonstrate how these outcomes may surface?</li> </ul> <p class="">There are many opportunities for small businesses to improve the quality of jobs of their employees as part of their work in building a successful business.&nbsp;</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p class="">The job quality advising guide is divided into the following seven steps:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf#page=14">Identify the <b>business owner’s motivation and goals</b> as you learn about business challenges.</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf#page=23">Revisit or discuss the business’s financial position to identify the <b>costs of poor job quality</b>.</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf#page=26">Build the business owner’s understanding of workers’ <b>perspectives.</b></a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf#page=30">Determine <b>job quality improvements</b>.</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf#page=33"><b>Make the connection</b> between job quality improvements and business goals, and <b>support implementation</b> as needed.</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf#page=35"><b>Assess outcomes</b> of the job quality improvements.</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf#page=37"><b>Continue support and measure outcomes</b>.</a></li> </ol> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p class="">Appendices</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-for-Small-Businesses.pdf">One-Pager on Building Shared Success for Small Businesses</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-Worksheet-for-Small-Business-Advisors.pdf">Building Shared Success Worksheet for Small Business Advisors</a></li> <li class=""><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-The-Costs-and-Opportunities-of-Job-Quality-for-Small-Businesses.pdf">Handout on The Costs and Opportunities of Job Quality For Small Businesses</a></li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Building-Shared-Success-A-Guide-to-Small-Business-Job-Quality-Advising-for-CDFIs.pdf">Download Publication (PDF)<span class="wp-block-button__effect"></span></a></div> </div> <div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" hidden 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It helped to turn an abstract concept into a strategic framework that our leadership team now fully supports and promotes.” &#8211; Israel Flores, Business Services Director, Northern Initiatives</p> <p class="">“The toolkit has been crucial in helping us tailor job quality work to every client’s unique needs…We’ve highlighted areas that we want to focus on with our community… we’ve honed in on what will be most beneficial to the business owners that we serve.” &#8211; Delphine Ntegeye, Loan Officer/Business Advisor at African Development Center</p> <p class="">“I wish this guide had been around when I started at CEI and we really bolstered our good jobs program seven years ago… Even for an organization like ours that has been working with businesses that we invest in on job quality, this is a fantastic onboarding tool for new employees. It gives them a great overview, and so much of the methodology is aligned with what we do.” &#8211; Cynthia Murphy, Senior Program Director of Workforce, Coastal Enterprises, Inc.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p class="">For additional resources on the six categories of job quality detailed in this tool, visit the <a href="https://jobqualitycenter.org/topic-guides/building-shared-success/">Building Shared Success topic guide</a> in our Job Quality Center of Excellence.</p> <p class=""><i>The first edition of the Job Quality Advising Guide was published in 2024 and has since been updated. 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hand. </div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="204847" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" focusable="false" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark"/></svg></button><time>May 7, 2026</time></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card"> <div class="dyn-card__wrap"> <div class="dyn-card__media"> <figure class="dyn-card__image"> <a class="dyn-card__image-link" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/shared-success-infographic/" tabindex="-1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="844" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-1222244764-1500x844.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Shared Success Infographic" style="object-position:73% 82%" /> </a> </figure> <div 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xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark"/></svg></button><time>April 7, 2026</time></p><ul class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__people"><li class="dyn-card__person">Tim Ogden</li><li class="dyn-card__person">Barbara Magnoni</li><li class="dyn-card__person">Tracy Cole</li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card"> <div class="dyn-card__wrap"> <div class="dyn-card__media"> <figure class="dyn-card__image"> <a class="dyn-card__image-link" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/investing-in-people-investing-in-success-how-internal-job-quality-can-strengthen-community-development-financial-institutions/" tabindex="-1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="1000" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2161111602-1500x1000.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Investing in People, Investing in Success: How Internal Job Quality Can Strengthen Community Development Financial Institutions" style="object-position:58% 37%" /> </a> </figure> <div class="dyn-card__label"> <span class="has-meta-variant">Publications</span> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card__content"> <h2 class="dyn-card__title has-h5-variant"><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/investing-in-people-investing-in-success-how-internal-job-quality-can-strengthen-community-development-financial-institutions/">Investing in People, Investing in Success: How Internal Job Quality Can Strengthen Community Development Financial Institutions</a></h2><div class="dyn-card__excerpt">This brief shares key lessons and takeaways that could be used to implement internal job quality practices to strengthen CDFIs and other small business support organizations. </div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="167538" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" focusable="false" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark"/></svg></button><time>March 19, 2026</time></p><ul class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__people"><li class="dyn-card__person"><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/people/bryn-morgan/">Bryn Morgan</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card"> <div class="dyn-card__wrap"> <div class="dyn-card__media"> <figure class="dyn-card__image"> <a class="dyn-card__image-link" href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/how-understanding-and-acting-on-workers-perspectives-drives-small-business-success-lessons-from-shared-success-cdfis-2/" tabindex="-1"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="882" height="666" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-04-at-4.09.29-PM.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="How Understanding and Acting on Workers’ Perspectives Drives Small Business Success: Lessons From Shared Success CDFIs" style="object-position: 50% 50%" /> </a> </figure> <div class="dyn-card__label"> <span class="has-meta-variant">Publications</span> </div> </div> <div class="dyn-card__content"> <h2 class="dyn-card__title has-h5-variant"><a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/how-understanding-and-acting-on-workers-perspectives-drives-small-business-success-lessons-from-shared-success-cdfis-2/">How Understanding and Acting on Workers’ Perspectives Drives Small Business Success: Lessons From Shared Success CDFIs</a></h2><div class="dyn-card__excerpt">Supporting small business owners in understanding and acting on workers’ perspectives is a promising practice for simultaneously advancing job quality and small business development organizations’ missions to promote economic resilience.</div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="166123" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span 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the Shared Success demonstration aims to understand the impact of the work of the 11 community lenders who integrated job quality programming into their small business support services.</div><p class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__date"><button class="favorite" data-id="162890" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" focusable="false" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark"/></svg></button><time>December 17, 2025</time></p><ul class="dyn-card__meta dyn-card__people"><li class="dyn-card__person">Tim Ogden</li><li class="dyn-card__person">Barbara Magnoni</li><li class="dyn-card__person">Tracy Cole</li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-h4-variant" 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