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A State of the Art of Self Help Groups in India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper considers the strategies of self help group for micro-enterprise development in rural areas. It seeks to answer the question of whether and under which conditions self help groups are an effective vehicle for organizing and representing local ...
Jongerden, J.P.   +2 more
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Informal Microenterprises in Senegal

open access: yes, 2022
This paper explores differences and similarities across formal and informal microenterprises in Senegal. It uses a new national sample of more than 500 firms, of which two-thirds are informal and over 95 percent are micro-size, employing five or fewer full-time employees.
Atiyas, İzak, Dutz, Mark A.
openaire   +1 more source

The Impact of Gender and Social Networks on Microenterprise Business Performance

open access: yesThe Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 2014
Why are some people more successful than others in starting new businesses? Are women more or less successful than men? This study investigates relationships among gender, social networks, and microenterprise business performance.
S. Kim, M. Sherraden
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Donors' Support for Microcredit as Social Enterprise: A Critial Reappraisal [PDF]

open access: yes
microfinance, microcredit, poverty, microenterprises, donor assistance, aid ...
Nissanke, Machiko
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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns [PDF]

open access: yes
In a recent randomized experiment we found mean returns to capital of between 5 and 6 percent per month in Sri Lankan microenterprises, much higher than market interest rates.
de Mel, Suresh   +2 more
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LA CREACIÓN DE PUESTOS DE TRABAJO PARA EL DESARROLLO PROFESIONAL DE LAS PERSONAS MAYORES DE CUARENTA AÑOS: EL MICROEMPRENDIMIENTO./THE CREATION OF JOBS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS OVER 40 YEARS OLD: THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP [PDF]

open access: yesRevista de Estudios Cooperativos, 2009
El presente trabajo pretende estudiar la situación laboral de las personas mayores de cuarenta años, describir la figura del microempresario que creó su empresa cumplida esta edad y conocer si la creación de microempresas puede ser considerada una salida
Sonia BENITO HERNÁNDEZ   +1 more
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An overview of the CDFI industry [PDF]

open access: yes
The community development financial institutions (CDFI) industry is at a crossroads in terms of identifying strategies for increasing overall sustainability and scale, and ultimately, impact.
Brandy Curtis
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Encouraging entrepreneurship: a microenterprise development policy agenda [PDF]

open access: yes
There are a number of opportunities for public policy to help microenterprise programs support emerging entrepreneurs as they contend with the current economic environment.Small business ; Public ...
Carol Wayman, Joyce Klein
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