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AEO News
Six New Members Elected to he Board of Directors of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity
AEO Exchange NewsLetter Spring 2008 Issue
Learn how small businesses are surviving the economic downturn and how immigration reform is impacting the AZ microbusiness community.
Member Media List
State-by-state media lists to make it easier to work with local media and raise awareness about microenterprise. Click here.
Report microloan data to national credit bureaus...
A new AEO Member, Credit Builders Alliance, is now providing a service for microlenders of all portfolio sizes. Click here for more information.
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PROSPERITY FOR ALL THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AEO mentioned as a resource on the Today Show!
AEO was mentioned as an entrepreneur resource during a segment on the Today Show that aired on June 23 2008. Click here to view the segment online.
Are you an entrepreneur looking for help starting or expanding your business? AEO members can help. Click here to search for a member in your area.
Top Ten Reasons Microenterprise Matters More Than Ever to America
Microenterprises make a big impact when it comes to job creation and help for our nation's struggling economy. Learn more!
National Summit on Entrepreneurship session materials
Click here for a list of mini plenary and workshop materials available for download on the AEO website.
MICROENTERPRISE POLICY UPDATE
Find out the funding status of federal microenterprise programs such as the SBA Microloan program and Women's Business Centers. Click here.
MICROENTERPRISE NEWS
Microenterprise
In the United States, a microenterprise is usually defined as a business with five or fewer employees, small enough to require initial capital of $35,000 or less. AEO estimates there are more than 23 million microenterprises in the U.S., representing 18% of all private U.S. employment and 87% of all businesses.
Microenterprise Development is a pathway to business ownership for underserved entrepreneurs that generates income, builds assets and supports local economies in creating employment. Most microenterprise development programs provide core services including business training and technical assistance, and access to capital. Other services may include access to markets and technology training.
AEO Members
The majority of our member microenterprise development organizations offer business development services such as business training, technical assistance, and access to capital and markets. They serve aspiring and established entrepreneurs interested in starting or expanding a business but who need access to capital or training to acquire the skills they need to run a successful business.
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