This article compares the educational background and years of work experience of students entering a Microenterprise Training Institute (MTI) program. Hypotheses were developed and tested to determine whether human capital attributes (education and work experience) influenced students' ability...

Purpose – This paper proposes to examine the role that gender plays in a microenterprise program (MEP) that focused on developing quality business plans. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected over four years from 1,013 participants in a microenterprise business development...