Tag
microenterprise
4 findings
Firms & operationsExperience-Based Training TargetingRole model interventions yielded substantially larger income and growth impacts for younger businesses with less experienced owners, whereas individualized technical assistance delivered greater benefits for highly educated owners with mature businesses.RCTFirms & operationsIndividualized Technical AssistanceGenerated a US$30–US$50 (~15%) increase in monthly household income after 1 year, alongside statistically significant improvements in final exam scores, revenue calculation accuracy, and business analyses conducted.RCTDevelopmentHigh Marginal Return to Microenterprise CapitalEstimated monthly return on business capital was 11.0% in the top-coded sample (95% CI: 2.4%–19.7%) and 13.0% in the full sample (95% CI: 1.0%–26.0%), generating an Rs 23,594 to Rs 28,770 increase in long-run business capital stock (an 81.0% increase over control).RCTFirms & operationsPeer Role Model IntegrationIncreased monthly household income by US$30–US$50 (~15% increase) 1 year post-program at 1/10th the cost of individual consulting, while significantly raising rates of tax registration and seed fund applications.RCT