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title: 9 Good Reads and Resources for May and June 2026
description: DreamSpring highlights 7 Good Reads for small business owners focused entrepreneurship for May and June 2026.
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# [9 Good Reads and Resources for May and June 2026](https://www.dreamspring.org/news/9-good-reads-and-resources-for-may-and-june-2026)

 Written by [DreamSpring](https://www.dreamspring.org/news/author/dreamspring) | May 20, 2026

| <https://disability-finance.org/2026/03/15/7-practical-ways-cdfis-can-design-lending-for-people-with-disabilities/> |   | Rethinking loan application processes can open doors for business owners with a disability. The National Disability Finance Coalition outlines the ways community lenders can [**design more inclusive capital**](https://disability-finance.org/2026/03/15/7-practical-ways-cdfis-can-design-lending-for-people-with-disabilities/).   |
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| <https://www.fintechweekly.com/magazine/articles/merchant-cash-advances-not-loans-legal-distinction-court-2026>   |   | Merchant cash advances (MCAs) are becoming a fallback for businesses that can't get bank credit. [**Should MCAs be regulated as loans?**](https://www.fintechweekly.com/magazine/articles/merchant-cash-advances-not-loans-legal-distinction-court-2026) |
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| <https://www.brookings.edu/articles/black-employers-are-reaching-new-heights/> |   | A new Brookings Institution analysis details how [**community-led incubators are driving a surge**](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/black-employers-are-reaching-new-heights/)** **in Black and Latino small business ownership. |
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| <https://media.chase.com/news/local-snapshot-succession-survey> |   | [**Most small business owners aren’t prepared for succession**](https://media.chase.com/news/local-snapshot-succession-survey), according to a new Chase survey.   |
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| <https://www.ofn.org/news/ofn-statement-on-the-fiscal-year-2027-presidents-budget-request/> |   | The latest federal budget request proposes a 63% cut to the [**CDFI Fund**](https://www.cdfifund.gov/). Read how Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) is advocating to [**protect community lenders **](https://www.ofn.org/news/ofn-statement-on-the-fiscal-year-2027-presidents-budget-request/)who support main street growth.  |
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| <https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/05/12/small-business-owners-feel-pessimistic-about-growth-prospects> |   | Inflation is the top concern for 16% of owners in the latest [**National Federation of Independent Business survey**](https://www.nfib.com/surveys/small-business-economic-trends/) — a one-year high that explains why [**small businesses aren't expecting to grow anytime soon**](https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/05/12/small-business-owners-feel-pessimistic-about-growth-prospects).  |
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| <https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXXOYWukbGa/> |   | Watch Oweesta Corporation’s new video on Diné perspectives on financial empowerment through entrepreneurship, education, and teaching our youth that [**“summer’s abundance prepares for autumn’s harvest.”**](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXXOYWukbGa/)  |
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