BOI Publications

Detailed reviews and comparisons of 11 major commercial software products designed for use in the microenterprise field.

This 190-page manual is a step-by-step guide to help microenterprise development practitioners develop an effective management information system.

This Guide briefly addresses some of the issues microenterprise programs should consider when buying a new training curriculum, and offers detailed information about 13 curricula available commercially.

This module explores how business consulting, coaching and mentoring can enhance the mix of services offered to entrepreneurs.

This report provides: an in-depth look at the performance of the microenterprise development field; insight into what “best” performance looks like; a sense of trends in the field drawing on multi-year MicroTest program data; and data programs can use to compare their microenterprise program’s performance to their peers.

This publication focuses on best practices in core training and its implications for improving training services.

This training module explores how program practitioners can conduct market research, develop effective marking strategies and appropriately screen and assess incoming clients.

This 45-page report presents findings from the multi-year Access to Markets demonstration project, which explored innovative ways for microenterprise programs to help entrepreneurs place their products in more lucrative markets.

This 125-page volume summarizes the experience of eight organizations that spent two-years exploring ways to expand the scale of their services and their client base.

This research brief presents the findings from one-year outcomes experienced by TANF recipients who pursued self-employment and highlights the policy context and issues they confronted when preparing for and engaging in self-employment.