Idea: Legitimizing Microenterprise In Philadelphia

Some low-income people in Philadelphia attempt to start their own production, service, or sales businesses on a "shoestring." This page poses questions and collects information about how Microenterprise can become a stepping stone to entreprenurial success, expanded employment opportunities, and a growing tax base in our great city.

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Organizations

• FIELD The Aspen Institute
  • Our work is built around understanding and strengthening the role of business ownership as an economic opportunity strategy in the United States. We work to build knowledge and strengthen practice by exploring innovation, conducting research, and evaluating new ideas, helping to build the microenterprise industry’s infrastructure, disseminating best practices to practitioners and serving as a resource to donors and investors interested in microenterprise.