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BOI – The Informal Economy

FIELD Forum Issue 15 – Microenterprises in the US Informal Economy: Summary Research Findings

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.

July 1, 2004

The Informal Economy: Making It In Rural America

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

February 1, 2004

The Informal Economy: Experiences of African Americans

This publication explores the experiences of African Americans who either operate their own informal businesses or are employed informally.

September 1, 2003

The Informal Economy: Latino Enterprises at the Margins

What are the barriers Latino entrepreneurs face and how might they be helped to move from the informal to the “formal” economy?

September 1, 2003

FIELD Forum Issue 14 – The Informal Economy and Microenterprise in the United States

As practitioners know, microenterprises are more common in the United States than most people realize.

March 1, 2003

Informal Economy Literature Review 

Some preliminary issues confronting microenterprise programs which plan to offer services to informal economy entrepreneurs.

December 1, 2002