Business Development Services

Nearly two decades ago, BOI began investigating the effectiveness of training and technical assistance for low-income entrepreneurs with the goal of identifying the components of microenterprise business development services that work. Since then, BOI has continued to examine the elements that comprise the most effective microenterprise business development strategies, including skill development, networking, and technological advancement. By providing benchmark performance measurements in these key areas and beyond, BOI’s business development services research continues to provide microenterprise development organizations the key data needed to enable more entrepreneurs to achieve business success.

Read more about our research and findings below.