FIELD – Data

US Microenterprise Census Fast Facts, Fiscal Year 2010

Access key data and extrapolations on the U.S. microenterprise industry in this concise 2 page fact sheet

February 1, 2012

Micro Jobs, Fast Facts

This fact sheet summarizes the experience of entrepreneurs in 2009 that were surveyed by 21 microenterprise programs in 2010.

October 1, 2011

Data that Works

Getting a handle on what data an organization needs, how to store that information and how to use it are core capacities for a nonprofit microenterprise program.

May 1, 2011

Job Creation in Microenterprise Development: 2009 Client Outcomes

This issue in the FIELD Trendlines series, using data collected by MicroTest members through the client outcomes survey process, explores employment generated by microenterprises, for both the owner as well as other paid workers.

August 1, 2010

US Microenterprise Census Highlights, Fiscal Year 2008

A seven-page brief provides updated quantitative information on the scope, scale and evolution of the industry.

July 13, 2010

At the Five Year Mark: Outcomes Reported by US Microenterprise Clients

The twin financial and economic crises have challenged microentrepreneurs and the programs that serve them.

March 1, 2010

Microenterprises and Employment: 2008 MicroTest Outcomes 

Issue five in the MicroTest Outcomes fact sheet series delves into employment generated by microenterprises and is based on client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2008.

February 1, 2010

Business Growth: 2008 Micro Test Outcomes

Issue four in the MicroTest Outcomes fact sheet series delves into the growth of business revenues based on client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2008.

January 1, 2010

Business Start and Survivability: 2008 MicroTest Outcomes

Issue three in the MicroTest Outcomes fact sheet series delves into business start and survival rates based on client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2008.

August 1, 2009

Microentrepreneurs and their Businesses: 2008 MicroTest Outcomes

The second in a series of fact sheets drawn from client outcomes surveys, this 4-page report highlights key findings from client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2008.

March 1, 2009