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CIAO DATE: 04/04
Volume 9, Number 1, February 2004
Microenterprise: Laying the Foundation for Economic Development
Welcome (PDF, 1 page, 52 KB) by Colin L. Powell, U.S. Secretary of State
Focus Articles
The Role of Microenterprise in U.S. Development Policy (PDF, 4 pages, 60.4 KB), by Emmy Simmons, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, U.S. Agency for International Development
Paving the Way for Entrepreneurs to Enter the Market Economy (PDF, 3 pages, 57.6 KB), by Gaddi H. Vasquez, Director, Peace Corps
Microcredit Loans Are Critical Tools to Helping the World's Poor (PDF, 2 pages, 50.4 KB), by Congressman Christopher H. Smith
Financing Development: Banking on Microenterprise (PDF, 4 pages, 68.2 KB), by Katharine McKee, Director, Office of Microenterprise Development, U.S. Agency for International Development
Best Practices in Microenterprise Development: A USAID Perspective (PDF, 1 pages, 47.5 KB), by Office of Microenterprise Development, U.S. Agency for International Development
Commentary
Building an Enabling Environment: A Long-term Perspective of Microenterprise (PDF, 3 pages, 57.2 KB), by Charles Cadwell, Kathleen Druschel, and Thierry van Bastelaer, The Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector, University of Maryland
Women and Microenterprise: Opening Markets and Minds (PDF, 4 pages, 61.4 KB), by Susy Cheston, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research, Opportunity International
Two Views of Microenterprise Lending
Microfinance and the Global Development Challenge (PDF, 3 pages, 58.1 KB), by Alex Counts, President, Grameen Foundation USA
Creating and Building a Successful Microfinance Organization (PDF, 3 pages, 58.4 KB), by Gregory F. Casagrande, Founder and President, South Pacific Business Development Foundation
Profiles of Microentreprenuers (PDF, 2 pages, 72.9 KB)
Facts and Figures
Quick Facts (PDF, 1 page, 39.8 KB)
USAID Funding for Microenterprise (PDF, 2 pages, 47.6 KB)
Resources
Additional Readings (PDF, 2 page, 52.8 KB)
Key Internet Sites (PDF, 2 pages, 47.9 KB)