BOI Publications

How can U.S. microenterprise programs expand their outreach and serve ever-larger numbers of emerging entrepreneurs with business development and financial services?

Presents the experiences of four grantees offering technology services to clients.

This publication details the use of credit evaluation grids, a tool that can dramatically streamline and standardize the process of underwriting microenterprise loans.

Describes the makings of effective training and technical assistance by examining the findings from research projects undertaken by five FIELD grantees.

This publication explores the three marketing strategies used by Appalmade to promote products created by home-based crafters in the Appalachian region.

This report explores three distinct strategies to help low-income entrepreneurs reach new markets.

This report on FIELD’s Welfare to Work Learning Assessment summarizes findings from the first wave of TANF clients enrolled in microenterprise programs.

This research brief on FIELD’s Welfare to Work Learning Assessment summarizes findings from the first wave of TANF clients enrolled in microenterprise programs.

This manual features 13 easy-to-follow tools geared to practitioners who want to more systematically understand and assess the value of their training and technical assistance services.

This issue explores the challenges of recruiting TANF recipients to microenterprise programs and describes the assessment and screening components used to help clients determine whether self-employment is a sound option given the current time-limited welfare system.