Laura Freschi and Tim OgdenFeb 24 minCalculating Weekly Profit: If We Can, Should We?In our last post we talked about the challenge of understanding both how volatile revenues and expenses are for small firms, but more...
Laura Freschi and Tim OgdenDec 22, 20214 minThe Consequences of Volatility for Small FirmsWhen, where, and why fluctuations in income and expenses matter This fall, when we began to dig into early data coming out of the Small...
Small Firm Diaries TeamNov 11, 20211 minWATCH: Small Firm Diaries and the 3 'I's at Financial Inclusion WeekAs part of CFI's Financial Inclusion week, Tim Ogden and Jonathan Morduch discuss why they embarked on the Small Firm Diaries study. They...
Small Firm Diaries TeamNov 9, 20211 minWATCH: An Introduction to the Colombian and Ethiopian Firms in our SampleIn this video, which we made for the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Annual Conference, we walk through summary...
Laura FreschiJun 15, 20211 minWATCH: What Can New Research Tell Us About the Barriers Facing Female-led Firms?An Ideas Exchange featuring Morgan Hardy Here’s a discussion we recorded with Morgan Hardy, who studies gender gaps in SMEs. Morgan is a...
Small Firm Diaries TeamMar 29, 20214 minYour Gender Profit Gap Questions AnsweredWhat should we measure (besides profits) to better understand business success? Why do women choose some sectors over others?
Laura FreschiMar 7, 20215 minThree Takeaways from the Gender Profit Gap LiteratureTrust, Trade-offs & Metrics
Small Firm Diaries TeamMar 1, 20212 minAccounting for the Gender Profit GapLinks and resources from our latest webinar