Citi Aspen Intern Program

Managed by MicroTest and funded by Citi, the 2009 Citi Aspen Intern Program was a 12-week internship program that exposed 15 graduate students to the microenterprise development field in the U.S., while also helping microenterprise development programs collect high quality client outcomes data.

Prior to starting their internships, the Aspen Institute convened all the interns in Washington D.C. at the start of the project for training and orientation; and once again at the end of their internships to share their findings, success, and experiences that hopefully helped inspire careers in the field of microenterprise development.

2009 Grantees:

• Business Outreach Center Network, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Entrepreneur Works, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Georgia Micro Enterprise Network, Atlanta, Ga.
• Hebrew Free Loan Society, New York, N.Y.
• Justine Petersen, St. Louis, Mo.
• Latino Economic Development Corporation, Washington, D.C.
• MercyCorps Northwest, Portland, Ore.
• Nebraska Enterprise Fund, Oakland, Neb.
• Opportunity Fund, San Jose, Calif.
• South Carolina Community Enterprise and Women’s Business Center, Columbia, S.C.
• Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Washington Community Alliance for Self-Help (CASH), Seattle, Wash.
• Women’s Economic Ventures, Santa Barbara, Calif.
• Women’s Enterprise Development Center, White Plains, N.Y.
• Women’s Initiative, San Francisco, Calif.

To learn more about Citi Aspen Intern alumni from 2007 and 2008, click here.