Job Creation in Microenterprise
Given the high unemployment rate that the nation is experiencing, field leaders have emphasized the increased importance for the industry to focus on job creation. Programs need to be able to adequately track the jobs that are being created and sustained as a consequence of their efforts, and to find ways to support growing microbusinesses that have the capacity to produce jobs. Listen to our podcasts/Webinars and download other critical resources for your microenterprise program:
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| • Overview of Outcomes Tracking • Podcasts/Webinars • Other Useful Resources for Practitioners |
Overview of Outcomes Tracking
MicroTest has a wealth of useful tools to assist programs in tracking their programmatic outcomes, including job creation. Browse the resources available to your program here. The most recent MicroTest Outcomes findings report discusses job creation in microenterprise programs amid this recessionary period.
Job Creation in Microenterprise: 2009 MicroTest Outcomes Download PDF
The second issue in the MicroTest TrendLines series explores employment generated by microenterprises both for the owner and for additional paid workers. The data is based on client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2009. New jobs as well as net jobs figures are reported and a new section on microenterprise workers' wages has been added.
Microenterprises and Employment: 2008 MicroTest Outcomes (February 2010) Download PDF
Issue five in the MicroTest Outcomes fact sheet series delves into employment generated by microenterprises and is based on client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2008. This report examines employment generated for business owners as well as additional paid workers. New jobs as well as net jobs figures are reported and factors affecting employment are explored, including business industry and part-time and full-time business operation.
Podcasts/Webinars
A Leading Edge Webinar, sponsored by Bank of America
Supporting Microenterprises that Create Jobs
Several standout programs have worked with microenterprises that have shown increasing numbers of jobs created. We hear from practitioners about how their programs help support job creation in the sector.
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"Job Creation in Microenterprise Development: What Story do the Numbers Tell Us?" Using data collected by MicroTest members through the client outcomes survey process, this Webinar explores employment generated by microenterprises; for both the owner as well as other paid workers. Featured speaker is Tamra Thetford, Program Manager for MicroTest, FIELD.
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Other Useful Resources for Practitioners
Providing Capital, Building Communities, Creating Impact: FY2007 Data, Seventh Edition (2009) Download
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This publication, a product of the CDFI Data Project, documents the work of 508 community development finance institutions (CDFIs) investing $5.3 billion in new financing activity in Fiscal Year 2007, an investment linked to 34,276 jobs and 57,274 units of affordable housing. The report, based upon the most recent data set of CDFI activity, combines text, numerous charts and tables, and case studies profiling the successes of borrowers. A supplemental section, authored by FIELD, presents data on 115 CDFIs that engage in microenterprise lending. Download supplemental insert
