Pursuing Sustainability in the Microenterprise Field

Elaine Edgcomb

Strategic Advisor

Joyce Klein

Senior Director

This exploration of current research and writing on the issue of sustainability in the microenterprise field covers such factors as: increasing earned income, achieving efficiency, building an appropriate capital structure, fund-raising and managing leadership transitions. The review attempts to capture and organize sustainability lessons to help practitioners and funders use the information to create a more sustainable microenterprise industry.