Business Ownership Initiative
BOI works to build understanding and strengthen the role of business ownership as an economic opportunity strategy.
About the Business Ownership Initiative
The Business Ownership Initiative (BOI), an initiative of the Economic Opportunities Program, works to build understanding and strengthen the role of business ownership as an economic opportunity strategy. We work closely with micro- and small business practitioners and the institutions that invest in them around the US to build knowledge and strengthen practice by exploring innovation, conducting research, evaluating new ideas, and supporting leaders. The initiative houses EOP’s longstanding work to support the US microenterprise development industry. BOI also serves as a resource to donors and investors interested in microenterprise in the United States.
Advancing Innovation and Fairness in Small Business Finance — Driving Innovation in Small Business Lending
Advancing Innovation and Fairness in Small Business Finance — A Conversation with Michael Barr
Advancing Innovation and Fairness in Small Business Finance — Ensuring that Innovation Benefits Small Businesses: The Role of Guardrails
BOI and the Initiative for Inclusive Entrepreneurship (Newsletter)
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About the Economic Opportunities Program
The Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.
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