Reports
The Tapestry of Black Business Ownership in America: Untapped Opportunities for Success
This groundbreaking report explores the diversity among Black business owners in the U.S. and illuminates several key findings about the important role that Black-owned businesses have played in the U.S. economy, and the expanded role they could play given the right support.
Reimagining Technical Assistance: Shifting the Support Landscape for Main Street
In order to gain insight into what microbusinesses in low-wealth communities need to grow and hire, AEO assessed the needs of business owners, compared them to the current landscape of available support and proposed a new approach to fill the gap.
Linking Young Adults to Microbusiness: Providing New Pathways to Economic Opportunity
With headlines nationwide raising concern about disaffected youth, particularly in minority communities, this report outlines the critical need for the microbusiness industry to mobilize in order to assist young adults in getting on track to economic livelihood.
Micro Capital Task Force: Moving Money to Main Street
Recognizing the failure on Main Street, AEO formed a private multi-stakeholder task force to present fact-based and practical recommendations to the White House, the Department of Treasury and the Congress regarding access to capital in amounts of up to $250,000 for the smallest businesses.
Bigger Than You Think: The Economic Impact of Microbusiness in the United States
AEO embarked on a two-year study to build the data and the evidence base that documents the economic impact of microbusiness in the U.S. The evidence gathered paints a compelling portrait of a remarkably vigorous microbusiness community that plays an essential role in American economic productivity.
Microbusinesses in the United States: Characteristics and Sector Participation
This report provides analyses by business size and sector, gender, race, ethnicity and veteran status, along with detailed insights about microbusinesses. It opens the door to further investigation of the findings within key sectors to better understand how microbusinesses might position themselves to obtain greater business success.
Microbusinesses in Georgia: Characteristics and Economic Impact
This report analyzes microbusinesses in Georgia in terms of their number and proportion, their sales and receipts, and their annual payroll by business sector, based on the Survey of Business Owners (SBO) 2007, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
One in Three: The Power of One Business
With access to the right mix of capital and resources, microbusinesses could be the engine of job creation and economic recovery. AEO spent a year engaging with underserved entrepreneurs around the country to better understand who they are, what motivates them to start and grow businesses and what they need to succeed.
The Big Green Opportunity for Small Business in the U.S.
AEO, Green America and EcoVentures International (EVI), with support from eBay and the UPS Foundation, conducted a national survey of business owners in order to identify and quantify “green” opportunities for the smallest of businesses, as well as barriers to action.