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Low-Income Entrepreneurs: Neglected Foundation of an Ownership Society

  • In-Person
  • New America
    740 15th St NW #900
    Washington, D.C. 20005
  • 12PM – 2PM EDT

More than any other president since Ronald Reagan, President Bush has championed the idea of an “ownership society” and identified himself with America’s entrepreneurial tradition. Millions of Americans start businesses to accumulate assets that give them a stake in society. Yet very small businesses are not well-served by either mainstream financial institutions or government programs. Microenterprise development organizations

Location

The New America Foundation
1630 Connecticut Ave., NW 7th Floor

Washington, DC, 20009

Participants

  • Elaine Edgcomb
    FIELD Director, Aspen Institute
  • Eugene Severns
    Director, National Fund for Enterprise Development
  • Charles Tansey
    Senior Advisor, Neighbor Works
  • Lisa J. Servon
    Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation

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