Research Services

The CDTech Center recognizes that community planning and economic development strategies require reliable information, both quantitative and qualitative, about the community, its residents, its markets and its assets. Frequently, community groups lack access to the relevant statistical data sources or the capacity to fully employ data in order to augment their projects with timely, useful information. The private and public sectors also need more reliable information to make economic development decisions.

CDTech believes that access to relevant statistical information and data can greatly contribute to community economic development initiatives. Through our research program, CDTech offers customized data research services to aid community and economic development professionals.

Information services are comprised of the following:

• Demographic Profiling & Analysis
• Economic Base Analysis & Community Business Profiling
• Property & Real Estate Profiling
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping
• Housing & Homeownership Analysis
• Market Feasibility Analysis

CDTech will customize the data to fit the needs of your community or regions. We also will train you in community and economic analysis methods. We know that greater access to information contributes to more informed stakeholders, more effective strategies and better community planning.

Partial List of Clients

• Fannie Mae Foundation
• Espranza Community Housing Corporation
• LA Community Development Department
• Community Conservation International
• Chinatown Service Center
• Community Financial Resource Center
• Economic Resources Corporation
• Korean Youth & Community Center
• Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
• Los Angeles Local Development Corporation
• Operation Hope, Inc.
• William C. Velasquez Institute
• West Los Angeles Community Development Corporation

CDTech is committed to sharing information, technology and computer skills with community residents.

Reports

• Individual Development Accounts Handbook January 2006 (44 pages, PDF, 3.7 MB)
• African-American Telephone Access Study August 2004 (42 pages, PDF, 456 KB)
• An Environmental Scan of the Los Angeles Financial Services Industry January 2004 (64 pages, PDF, 5.7 MB)
• African-American Businesses: The Next Generation (Summary)
  September 2002 (10 pages, PDF, 654 KB)
• African-American Businesses: The Next Generation (Full) February 2002 (46 pages, PDF, 875 KB)
• Minority Women Enterprises: Going To Scale (Summary) 
  September 2002 (11 pages, PDF, 665 KB)
• Minority Women Enterprises: Going To Scale (Full)
  May 2002 (57 pages, PDF, 529 KB)
• Minority Business Enterprises: Gaining The Tech Advantage (Full)
  November 2002 (20 pages, PDF, 700 KB)

Southern California Minority Small Business Atlas

The Southern California Minority Small Business Atlas, the first comprehensive study of minority businesses in Los Angeles and Orange counties, presents a snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing minority-owned small businesses. The survey includes interviews with more than 1,200 businesses from six of the largest ethnic groups in the area.