Publication Groups:

Effective State Policy And Practice Bulletins
Considers current issues in microenterprise and offers concrete tips to increase effectiveness; published four times per year.
(contains 11 publications)

Publications:

Building Assets: Self Employment For Welfare Recipients (1995)
Published January 01, 1995
Includes an overview and key findings of a test of the feasibility of self employment as a route to economic self sufficiency.
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Building The Ladder: Strategies For Economic Independence-Oriented Welfare Reform (1996)
Published January 01, 1996
Outlines six strategies and provides examples of innovative practices to advance the economic and employment prospects of welfare recipients.
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Desktop Study: SMEs And Poverty Reduction
Published April 05, 2005
The desktop reviews in this report encompass key questions, issues and challenges affecting the ability of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector to reduce poverty in both developing and mature economies. Please download "Desktop Study: Case Studies and Supporting Documents" for addition resources.
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Enterprising Youth In America: A Review Of Youth Enterprise Programs In The United States (1998)
Published January 01, 1998
Discusses the growth of the youth enterprise field, reviews characteristics of various initiatives, assesses current activities, and provides an inventory of youth enterprise programs.
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Financial Education In Native Communities: A Briefing Paper
Published June 01, 2003
Co sponsored by First Nations Development Institute and the National Congress of American Indians, this paper is the first comprehensive report on financial education needs and resources in Indian country.
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Linking Youth Savings And Entrepreneurship: A White Paper
Published July 01, 2006
Provides an initial overview of SEED children’s savings accounts and REAL Entrepreneurship youth entrepreneurship education and outlines the rationale for linking these two asset-building approaches.
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Mapping Rural Entrepreneurship (2003)
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Includes the best data available to map the institutions, programs and activities that support entrepreneurship in rural America.
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Native Entrepreneurship In South Dakota: A Deeper Look
Published December 01, 2006
In December 2004, CFED, with funding from the Northwest Area Foundation, published: Native Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Communities. This initial national report found that the rate of Native entrepreneurial activity is growing nationally and entrepreneurship can help Native communities to overcome poverty and achieve economic growth. The report also found, however, that very little information exists that documents the activities and challenges of Native entrepreneurs operating on or near reservations.
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Native Entrepreneurship Nationwide & In South Dakota: A Summary Report To The Northwest Area Foundation
Published February 01, 2007
CFED and the Northwest Area Foundation have released this report summarizing efforts to promote Native entrepreneurship in two reservation communities in South Dakota and those of an earlier, national report on Native Entrepreneurship.
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Women & Self-Sufficiency: Programs That Work, Policies That Might (1988)
Published January 01, 1988
Analyzes some of the more successful programs that help low-income women become self-sufficient; includes 13 case studies.
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