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AEO Exchange

 Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) ([email protected])

The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) is seeking to get the message out that microfinance and microenterprise not only work internationally, but also domestically, right here in the U.S.--a point you can hear more about in the podcast of Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, speaking at AEO's 2007 Annual Conference. We hope our podcast will help to educate and inform the broader public about how this movement in the U.S. has grown over the last 20 years into a crucial tool for poverty alleviation AND economic development in America. The United States has deep entrepreneurial roots, and the movement is of the opinion that this proven strategy for dignity and economic security should be made available to all. AEO has over 450 nonprofit members who daily work with underserved, low and moderate-income individuals to start or build their businesses; this involves offering microloans and business training, as well as other forms of assistance. More on the various components of microenterprise in the U.S. can be found on our website, www.microenterpriseworks.org, and on that of FIELD, a program of the Aspen Institute that has done wonderful work over the years in the area of microenterprise in the U.S. (www.fieldus.org). The podcast will also serve to distribute relevant audio messages to the AEO membership.

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Amy McKenna Luz, President and CEO of AEO, on the future of microenterprise, with remarks from Dr. Muhammad Yunus

Amy McKenna Luz, President and CEO of AEO, on the future of microenterprise, with remarks from Dr. Muhammad Yunus

Amy McKenna Luz, president and CEO of AEO, opened the AEO 2007 Annual Conference by welcoming the membership and attendees to the "final conference of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity," goi…
Fri 13 Jul 2007
Dr. Muhammad Yunus Addresses AEO 2007 Conference Attendees!

Dr. Muhammad Yunus Addresses AEO 2007 Conference Attendees!

Dr.Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, made a surprise appearance at AEO's 2007 Annual Conference. Dr. Yunus was introduced by outgoing AEO Board Chair, Greg Walker-Wilson, who recalled hi…
Fri 13 Jul 2007
Roundtable from AEO's 2007 Annual Conference: Predictions for the Movement

Roundtable from AEO's 2007 Annual Conference: Predictions for the Movement

On the last day of AEO's 2007 Annual Conference, an innovative roundtable was held, titled Predictions for the Movement. Mark Pinsky of Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), Robert Egger of DC Central K…
Sun 24 Jun 2007
Robert Egger of DC Central Kitchen speaks at the AEO 2007 Annual Conference

Robert Egger of DC Central Kitchen speaks at the AEO 2007 Annual Conference

Robert Egger, Founder and President of DC Central Kitchen, speaking at the AEO 2007 Annual Conference, introduced by AEO's CEO, Amy McKenna Luz. Mr. Egger discusses some of the components of microent…
Mon 18 Jun 2007
AEO gives Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Best Product or Service-based Business Innovation!

AEO gives Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Best Product or Service-based Business Innovation!

Treats for Troops is a web-based business founded in early 2003 by Denver business woman Deborah Crane, whose mission is to provide a safe, easy way to support America’s soldiers all over the world. …
Mon 18 Jun 2007
AEO gives Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Best Community Business!

AEO gives Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Best Community Business!

At the 2007 AEO Annual Conference, Saul and Carmen Manriquez, owners of Carniceria La Especial in Albuquerque, NM, were given the AEO Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Best Community Business. Using…
Sun 17 Jun 2007
Innovator of the Year Award given for health care initiative!!

Innovator of the Year Award given for health care initiative!!

Since 2002, AEO has honored leading innovators in the microenterprise development field with its Innovator Awards. This year, AEO recognized its Denver, CO member, Micro Business Development (MBD) fo…
Sun 17 Jun 2007
What Microenterprise Means to 17 AEO Conference Attendees

What Microenterprise Means to 17 AEO Conference Attendees

At the recent AEO Conference, 17 attendees from across the United States summed up what microenterprise meant to them. Hear from a diverse group of practitioners about why they feel microenterprise i…
Sat 16 Jun 2007
A Conversation with Bob Friedman on the History of AEO and Microenterprise in the U.S.

A Conversation with Bob Friedman on the History of AEO and Microenterprise in the U.S.

A conversation with Bob Friedman, founding chair of AEO, CFED Board Chair and Secretary of the Friedman Family Foundation. Bob discusses the start and overall history of AEO specifically, and U.S. mi…
Wed 13 Jun 2007
AEO Policy Series - Rural Microenterprise and the Farm Bill discussed on AEO's May Policy Call

AEO Policy Series - Rural Microenterprise and the Farm Bill discussed on AEO's May Policy Call

On AEO's May Policy Call, Jon Bailey, Director, Rural Research and Analysis Program of the Center for Rural Affairs in Nebraska discussed their efforts to include funding for a new rural microenterpr…
Wed 13 Jun 2007
AEO Policy Series - Microenterprise for Refugees

AEO Policy Series - Microenterprise for Refugees

AEO's Kevin Kelly sat down with Larry Laverentz, General Dynamics Information Technology Contractor for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), and Kasra Movahedi, ORR grantee and Community and Eco…
Thu 07 Jun 2007
AEO Policy Series - HUD Representative Discusses CDBG & Microenterprise

AEO Policy Series - HUD Representative Discusses CDBG & Microenterprise

Steve Johnson, Director of CDBG Entitlement Communities Division, HUD, discusses what exactly the Community Development Block Grant is, and how it can benefit microenterprise programs. He also discus…
Thu 07 Jun 2007
AEO Policy Series - CDFI Fund Director Kimberly Reed speaks with AEO's Kevin Kelly

AEO Policy Series - CDFI Fund Director Kimberly Reed speaks with AEO's Kevin Kelly

At the 2007 AEO Conference, CDFI Fund Director Kimberly Reed sat down with Kevin Kelly, AEO's Managing Director for Policy and Advocacy, to discuss her initiatives as the CDFI Fund's newest director,…
Thu 07 Jun 2007
Walker-Wilson and Betancourt discuss past and coming year for AEO Board

Walker-Wilson and Betancourt discuss past and coming year for AEO Board

Incoming AEO Board Chair, Dan Betancourt, talks with Greg Walker-Wilson, outgoing Chair, about his tenure on the Board. Walker-Wilson notes, among other things, some of the challenges for both the me…
Thu 07 Jun 2007
Rebranding and Microenterprise, Part 2

Rebranding and Microenterprise, Part 2

Lina Page, Executive Vice President of Strategic Communications for Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), and Marcia Stein, Managing Director of Communications for AEO, discuss some of the nuts and bolt…
Fri 18 May 2007
Rebranding and Microenterprise, Part 1

Rebranding and Microenterprise, Part 1

This conversation with Dan Betancourt and Greg Walker-Wilson, the CEOs of Community First Fund and Mountain BizWorks, respectively, covers the rebranding they have both been working on within their m…
Fri 18 May 2007
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