BOI Publications

This literature review summarizes what is known about the factors that influence business growth (both those that constrain and support it) and identifies successful strategies to support growth. Included is an extensive bibliography, useful to those who want to conduct further research.

This publication takes a comprehensive look at the now 20-year-old microenterprise field — its accomplishments, weaknesses and future potential.

The Ms. Foundation established CFWED in 1991 to support organizations helping low-income women start and grow microenterprise, community-based, and cooperative businesses.

Between 2001 and 2004, the Ms. Foundation provided funding and technical support to eight women-run organizations across the country that manage social purpose businesses to create jobs and promote women’s economic empowerment.

Between 2001 and 2004, the Ms. Foundation for Women, through the Collaborative Fund for Women’s Economic Development (CFWED), provided funding and technical support to nine organizations across the country that help low-income women to start and expand microenterprises.

This report provides insight into the employment outcomes and business performance of nine firms.

Microentrepreneurs are a strong and natural presence in this economy. Invisible to many because of their size, they are also invisible to the tax collector, municipal authorities and state regulatory bodies.

This report, a product of the CDFI Data Project (CDP), presents fiscal year 2002 data collected from 442 CDFIs.

Volume six of FIELD’s Best Practice series explores the ways in which “networking” can be supported by microenterprise assistance programs.

This FIELD publication examines the experiences of 29 entrepreneurs living and working in several rural counties in Nebraska.