Resource Category: Microbusiness

  • October 27, 2010
    This paper provides a foundation for the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) to develop and launch a major initiative targeted…
  • October 19, 2010
    Is microenterprise development an effective job creation strategy during a recession? Key findings on women who entered employment, self-employment, providing…
  • October 18, 2010
    With a new decade upon us, a range of demographic, economic, social, and technological shifts are changing the way we…
  • October 18, 2010
    In this paper, we examine a key driver of business success—access to financial capital—and discuss current and potential roles of…
  • June 27, 2010
    On June 16, 2010, a summit of women business owners was held in Salem, Massachusetts, at the historic Hawthorne Hotel.…
  • June 19, 2010
    A Senate Office of Research report concerning the microenterprise sector in California, the number of microenterprises in California, the number…
  • December 20, 2009
    This IMPAQ evaluation of Project GATE addresses the following questions: Could Project GATE be replicated? Was Project GATE effective in…
  • December 19, 2009
    This paper compares earnings of Latina entrepreneurs to both Latina wage/salary workers and to self-employed female non-Hispanic whites. Latina entrepreneurs…
  • October 27, 2009
    For the first time, the Center for Women’s Business Research has utilized a methodology to measure the economic impact of…
  • August 27, 2009
    To further its role of advising the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on issues related to women’s…