MicroTest is currently working with the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) and state microenterprise associations to conduct the first field-wide survey since 2002. Data collected from the survey will allow advocates to speak more definitively about the current state of the U.S. microenterprise field. Survey results also will be used to create program profiles that will be featured in a new directory of microenterprise programs. We hope to gather information from an estimated 500 U.S. microenterprise organizations. What kind of data might the profiles contain?
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Posted in Annual Industry Survey on September 11th, 2009 by admin – Be the first to comment
Only MicroTest collects certain data on the U.S. microenterprise industry. So how can we make that information more accessible – and powerful – to practitioners, funders and other users?
One innovative approach that emerged from a strategic planning meeting we convened in December 2008 was something dubbed the “Hub”.
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Posted in The Data Hub on August 14th, 2009 by Tamra Thetford – Be the first to comment
With MicroTest entering its 11th year of data collection, we believe this is the right time to re-examine what we’ve been offering – with an eye toward developing new and better products and services for the domestic microenterprise industry. So we kicked-off a strategic planning effort in December 2008 (funded by Rabobank) and involving practitioners, intermediaries, funders, investors and supporters of microenterprise. That meeting was just the beginning of a process that will continue throughout 2009. And we hope you’ll be part of the discussion.
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 24th, 2009 by Tamra Thetford – Be the first to comment
