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Micro-Enterprise
Resources from The Finance Project
Using CDBG to Support Community-Based Youth Programs
by Roxana Torrico and Margaret Flynn-Khan,
The Finance Project, January 2008
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Microenterprise Development: An Employment Option for Welfare Recipients
by Pamela Friedman,
The Finance Project, January 2001
Other Resources
Microenterprise Programs as Asset Builders
Aspen Institute, June 2007
Policy Options to Support Entrepreneurship Among Low-Income Americans
by Lisa J. Servon,,
New America Foundation, November 2005
EITC and Microentrepreneurs: One Program's Experience
Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and Dissemination (FIELD), September 2005
Small Business and Microenterprise as an Opportunity and Asset-Building Strategy
by Signe-Mary McKernan and Henry Chen,
Urban Institute, June 2005
Opening Opportunities, Building Ownership: Fulfilling the Promise of Microenterprise in the United States
by Joyce L. Klein,
Aspen Institute, February 2005
Community Development Block Grant Funding for Microenterprise Development
Corporation for Enterprise Development, December 2004
Kitchen Capitalism: Microenterprise in Low-Income Households
by Margaret Sherrard Sherraden, Cynthia K. Sanders, Michael Sherraden,
SUNY-Albany, October 2004
Tapping the Financial Markets for Microfinance
by Jennifer Meehan,
Grameen Foundation USA, October 2004
The Legal Guide to Microenterprise Development
by Susan Jones,
American Bar Association, October 2004
Enhancing Economic Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned from the Third Round of the Collaborative Fund for Women's Economic Development
by Jeremy Black,
Ms. Foundation for Women, August 2004
Staying Connected: Building Entrepreneurial Networks: FIELD Best Practice Guide, Volume 6
by Candace Nelson,
Aspen Institute, March 2004
A Governor's Guide to Strengthening State Entrepreneurship Policy
National Governors Association, February 2004
Saving for Microenterprise in Individual Development Accounts: Lessons from the American Dream Demonstration
by Fred M. Ssewamala and Michael Sherraden,
Center for Social Development, January 2004
Entrepreneurial Education: Creating a Usable Economic Community Base
Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs 2004
Microenterprise as a Welfare to Work Strategy: Two Year Findings
by Joyce A. Klein, Ilgar Alisultanov, and Amy Kays Blair,
Aspen Institute, November 2003
Experiences of Afican Americans
by Jan L. Losby, Marcia E. Kingslow, John F. Else,
Aspen Institute, September 2003
Latino Enterprises at the Margins
by Elaine L. Edgcomb, Maria Medrano Armington,
Aspen Institute, September 2003
Small Business Survival Index 2003: Ranking the Policy Environment for Entrepreneuship Across the Nation
by Raymond J. Keating,,
Small Business Survival Committee, September 2003
FIELD Best Practice Guide: Vol. 5: Business First: Using Technology to Advance Microenterprise Development
by Karen Doyle Grossman and Erika Malm, With Veronica Francis and Candace Nelson,
Aspen Institute, August 2003
A Measure of the Microenterprise Industry
Aspen Institute, May 2003
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California Microenterprise Financial Intermediary Project: Research Phase
California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity, April 2003
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The Informal Economy and Microenterprise in the United States
Aspen Institute, March 2003
Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: The Proof is in the Productivity
by Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Chihwa Kao,
Center for Policy Research, February 2003
Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth: The Proof is in the Productivity
by Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Chihwa Kao,
Center for Policy Research, February 2003
Microenterprise Support Within Community Development Finance Institutions
by Charles Waterfield and Jeremy Black,
Aspen Institute, January 2003
Using the Workforce Investment Act to Support Microenterprise Development
Corporation for Enterprise Development 2003
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Micoenterprise as a Welfare-to-Work Strategy: One Year Findings
Aspen Institute, October 2002
Building Basic Skills for Self-Employment: Basic Training for Microentrepreneurs
by Candace Nelson,
Aspen Institute, August 2002
Entrepreneurship: A Candidate's Guide: Creating Good Jobs in Your Community
National Governors Association, August 2002
Keeping it Personalized: Consulting, Coaching and Mentoring for Microentrepreneurs
by http://www.fieldus.org/publications/PrimeVol4.pdf,
Aspen Institute, August 2002
Improving the Climate for Self-Employment: Policy Recommendations for TANF Reauthorization
Aspen Institute, April 2002
Microenterprise Development and Self-Employment for TANF Recipients: State Experienes and Issues in TANF Reauthorization
by Nisha Patel and Mark Greenberg,
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), April 2002
Helping Make Entrepreneurs "Tech Savy"" The Experiences of Four FIELD Grantees
Aspen Institute, March 2002
Marketing Strategies for Scale-Up: FIELD's Grantees Share Their Experiences
Aspen Institute, March 2002
Micro-Business-Friendly Banks in the United States 2001 Edition
Small Business Administration 2002
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TANF-Funded Microenterprise: A Tool for Self-Sufficiency
Corporation for Enterprise Development 2002
A Close-Up Look at Microenterprise Programs in CDC Networks
by Crstina E. Himes,
Aspen Institute, December 2001
Reflections on Operating Microenterprise Services from Within CDFI's
by Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and Development,
Aspen Institute, November 2001
Impact of Microenterprise Assistance Programs: A Comparative Study of Program Participants, Non-Participants and Other Low Wage Workers
by Cynthia Sanders,
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, August 2001
Microenterprise Programs in Human Service Organizations: Advantages and Challenges
by FIELD Forum,
Aspen Institute, August 2001
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Microenterprise for Welfare Recipients: A Tool for Self-Sufficiency
California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity, June 2001
Microenterprise as a Welfare to Work Strategy: Client Characteristics
Aspen Institute, May 2001
Self-Employment as a Route to Economic Mobility Among Less-Educated Youth
by Robert Fairlie,
Joint Center for Poverty Research (JCPR), February 2001
Building Businesses, Rebuilding Lives: Microenterprise and Welfare Reform
by Angela Bonavoglia, Anna Wadia,
Ms. Foundation for Women 2001
Giving a Leg Up to Bootstrap Entrepreneurship: Expanding Economic Opportunities in America's Urban Centers
by Samuel R. Stanley, Howard Hossack, Daniel J. Bobb, H. Sterling Burnett, Laura Creacy and Wade Hudson,
Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research 2001
Microenterprise Works: Success Stories Across the Nation
Association for Enterprise Opportunity 2001
Sources of Public Funding
Aspen Institute, August 2000
TANF Policies in Nine States: Implications for Microenterprise Initiatives
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), December 1999
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Developing Policies to Support Microenterprise in the TANF Structure: A Guide to the Law
by Mark Greenberg,
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), November 1999
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Employment in Small Towns: Microbusiness, Part-Time Work, and Lack of Benefits Characterize Iowa Firms
by Terry Besser,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service 1998
Key State TANF Policies Affecting Microenterprise
by Lisa Plimpton, Mark Greenberg,
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
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1999 Directory of State Microenterprise Associations
by Andrea Barbarin and Barbara Anderson,
Corporation for Enterprise Development
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Accessing Lucrative Markets, Collaborative Fund for Women's Economic Development
Ms. Foundation for Women
Designing Microenterprise Programs for Welfare Recipients
Aspen Institute
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Developing State Microenterprise Associations
Corporation for Enterprise Development
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Enhancing Opportunities for Entrepreneurship: 2003 findings from the third round of the Collaborative Fund for Women’s Economic Development
Ms. Foundation for Women
Entering the Relationship: Finding and Assessing Microenterprise Training Clients
Aspen Institute
Follow-Up Services: Post-Loan and Post Training
Aspen Institute
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Institutional Models for Microenterprise Development Programs
Aspen Institute
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Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs: How Eleven Women Escaped Poverty
and Became Their Own Bosses
by Martha Shirk and Anna Wadia,
Ms. Foundation for Women
Micro-Enterprise and Women: The Viability of Self-Employment as a Strategy for Alleviating Poverty
by Roberta Spalter-Roth, Enrique Soto, Lily Zandniapour,
Institute for Women's Policy Research
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Microenterprise as a Welfare to Work Strategy: Two-Year Findings
by Joyce A. Klein, Ilgar Alisultanov and Amy Kays Blair,
Aspen Institute
Microenterprise Development: A Strategy for Building Income and Assets for Low-Income People
Corporation for Enterprise Development
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Microenterprise in Rural Communities: Opportunities for Welfare Participants and Low-Income Workers
by Cheryl Bildner and John Else,
Macro International
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Mobilizing for State-Level Advocacy: Policy Strategies for State Microenterprise Associations
Corporation for Enterprise Development
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Moving Toward Self-Sufficiency via Self-Employment Development
by Catherine F. Alter, Salome Raheim,
National Association of Welfare Research and Statistics
Presentation for State TANF-Microenterprise Initiative
by Mark Greenberg,
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
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Recruiting, Assessing and Screening TANF Recipients
Aspen Institute
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Savings and Credit for Microentrepreneurs
Corporation for Enterprise Development
Securing State-Level Funding: The Role of State Microenterprise Intermediary Strategies
Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
Women's Enterprise Development: Strategies for Success, Lessons Learned in the First Two Rounds of the Ms. Foundation
by Anna S. Wadia, Berta Colón,
Ms. Foundation for Women
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