Resource Category: Microbusiness

  • Latina Entrepreneurship Trends

    August 20, 2009
    Latinos play an important role in the self-employment growth. Fueled by immigration, they are the largest and fastest growing minority…
  • Successful Practices for Women Entrepreneurship Programs

    July 27, 2009
    The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC)  released a report which analyzes successful practices of entrepreneurship programs serving women students and…
  • Policy Priorities of Women Business Owners

    July 27, 2009
    On April 29, 2009, a town hall meeting of women business owners was held in Atlanta at the Georgia Institute…
  • Tiny Business Creates Large Change

    January 20, 2009
    The real heart of job growth in the small business community is businesses with fewer than five employees. Addressing the…
  • Mexican-American Self-Employment

    January 19, 2009
    This paper analyzes causes of the low self-employment rate among Mexican-Americans by studying self-employment entry and exits. Importantly, the authors…
  • Minority Women Businesses Growing Fast

    November 20, 2008
    The Center for Women's Business Research found that businesses owned by African American, Asian, and Hispanic women business owners substantially…
  • Contributions of Women-Led Businesses

    November 27, 2007
    The economic impact of women business owners has long gone understated, according to a new two-part study released by the…
  • NWBC Town Hall Meetings

    September 27, 2007
    In March and June 2007, the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) held town hall meetings with women business owners in…
  • Hispanic Self-Employment Entry

    September 20, 2007
    This article examines causes of the low self-employment rates among Mexican-Hispanics by studying self-employment entry. The data show that Mexican-Hispanics…
  • State Differences in Women-Owned Business Performance

    March 13, 2006
    The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) released a new study, Explaining State-Level Differences in Women-Owned Business Performance, which indicates that the success…