The Effective State Policy & Practice Bulletin series contains useful information for state microenterprise associations (SMAs), their member practitioner organizations, and others in the field. As new SMAs develop and as more established associations expand, there is an increasing need for the collection of effective practices in an accessible format.

To receive a hard copy, e-mail your name, address, phone, and fax information to Kim Pate.

Green Entrepreneurship (Volume 5, Number 2).
This bulletin provides an overview of the developing field of environmentally friendly or "green" entrepreneurship. It outlines the challenges faced by environmentally conscious entrepreneurs and details the range of supports these entrepreneurs need. This bulletin also shows the relationship between green entrepreneurship and the field of community economic development and makes recommendations for how state microenterprise associations and microenterprise programs can assist green enterprise development.

Entrepreneurship Development for Individuals with Disabilities (Volume 5, Number 1).
This bulletin provides an overview of the developing field of entrepreneurship development for individuals with disabilities. It outlines the challenges faced by entrepreneurs with disabilities, and details the range of supports these entrepreneurs need. This bulletin also makes recommendations for how state microenterprise associations and microenterprise programs can foster entrepreneurship development for individuals with disabilities.

Entrepreneurship Development in Native American Communities (Volume 4, Number 2).
Only recently has Indian country begun to benefit from efforts to promote entrepreneurship among low-income communities. This bulletin provides background on the challenges that Native American entrepreneurs face and highlights organizations that currently provide quality entrepreneurship development services to Native American communities.

Savings and Credit for Microentrepreneurs (Volume 4, Number 1).
This bulletin explores the integration of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) and microenterprise development (MED) products and services to enhance asset accumulation among low-income entrepreneurs.

Using the Workforce Investment Act to Support Microenterprise Development (Volume 3, Number 2).
Providing an overview of the Workforce Investment Act, this bulletin shows how SMAs can participate in the WIA to support microenterprise development, including specific steps to understand and design effective WIA-funded microenterprise state policy and practice.

Developing State Microenterprise Associations (Volume 3, Number 1).
This bulletin provides guidance for starting and maintaining a successful SMA, guidelines for dealing with issues common to start-up efforts, and the emergence and importance of SMAs as well as a look at their future.

State-Level Funding for Microenterprise Development: Guidance for State Microenterprise Associations (Volume 2, Number 2).
Despite the success of microenterprise development programs, a large, unmet demand for financing and technical assistance still exists. This bulletin shares the techniques and sources of SMAs that have been successful in securing funding from a wide range of sources, many underutilized, to meet this demand.

Mobilizing for State-Level Advocacy: Policy Strategies for State Microenterprise Associations (Volume 2, Number 1).
This bulletin provides SMAs with strategies for making a positive impact on state policy and funding regarding microenterprise development, particularly in this time of shrinking state budgets. Representing practitioners and drawing on the expertise of members' experience, SMAs are ideally suited to making the case for microenterprise development's success, and developing the political strategies and building the coalitions necessary for policy changes.

Securing State-Level Funding: The Role of State Microenterprise Intermediary Strategies (Volume 1 Number 2).
This bulletin introduces the concept of state microenterprise intermediary strategies, financial institutions created to attract capital at a state or regional level and then invest those funds in local microenterprise programs. It also provides information about the National Fund for Enterprise Development (NFED), a certified community development financial institution (CDFI) formed by CFED to invest in state-based microenterprise intermediaries.

TANF-Funded Microenterprise: A Tool for Self-Sufficiency (Volume 1, Number 1).
This bulletin presents the legislative and administrative advocacy lessons learned by CFED's six state partners in the State TANF-Microenterprise Initiative—a project to leverage TANF funds to support microenterprise development for low- and very-low income microentrepreneurs. It also documents successful strategies for designing and implementing TANF microenterprise programs at the state and local level.