Resource Category: Microbusiness

  • November 10, 2011
    The Gazelle Index is a new national quarterly survey of the current conditions, optimism and future hiring plans of high-performing…
  • November 9, 2011
    Local officials widely recognize that economic competitiveness is contingent upon a strong and growing entrepreneurial and small business community. This…
  • October 17, 2011
    The sustained surge in rural self-employment since 2000 has largely gone unnoticed by policymakers and rural economic developers. Here we…
  • October 6, 2011
    This study examines the creation and configuration of infrastructure for entrepreneurship. Using the case of nanotechnology’s emergence, I show how…
  • September 27, 2011
    On behalf of the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC), Hart Research conducted two focus groups on August 31, 2011, among…
  • September 2, 2011
    This document sketches the ecosystem or life-cycle of small business financing. The FAQ format allows users to browse through topics…
  • August 25, 2011
    Small businesses play a vital role in the U.S. economy. These firms produce half of private GDP, employ half the…
  • August 17, 2011
    Substantial differences exists among U.S. small businesses owners; Erik Hurst and Benjamin Wild Pugsley show few small businesses intend to…
  • March 18, 2011
    It is important to understand what this changing marketplace might hold. What are the implications of this new landscape of…
  • February 19, 2011
    The Dolores Huerta Foundation set out to launch a micro-lending pilot program, building capacity by researching small business curricula and…