A New Framework for Understanding Small Firms
We launched the Small Firm Diaries because after decades of work trying to help microenterprises to grow into small firms, there was...
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Small Firm Diaries Team
- May 1
- 3 min
Are Small Firm Jobs Good Jobs?
To mark International Workers Day, we’re sharing findings and data we collected about employment and jobs in the Small Firm Diaries.
Rachael Eplee, Laura Freschi, and Tim Ogden
- Jun 24, 2022
- 4 min
Why Study Small Firms?
As the data come rolling in fast and furious, and questions spawn more questions, we ask each other, how did we get here?
Laura Freschi and Tim Ogden
- Feb 2, 2022
- 4 min
Calculating 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 Ogden
- Dec 22, 2021
- 4 min
The Consequences of Volatility for Small Firms
When, 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 Team
- Nov 11, 2021
- 1 min
WATCH: Small Firm Diaries and the 3 'I's at Financial Inclusion Week
As 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 Team
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
WATCH: An Introduction to the Colombian and Ethiopian Firms in our Sample
In this video, which we made for the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Annual Conference, we walk through summary...
Laura Freschi
- Jun 15, 2021
- 1 min
WATCH: 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 Team
- Mar 29, 2021
- 4 min
Your Gender Profit Gap Questions Answered
What should we measure (besides profits) to better understand business success? Why do women choose some sectors over others?
Laura Freschi
- Mar 7, 2021
- 5 min
Three Takeaways from the Gender Profit Gap Literature
Trust, Trade-offs & Metrics
Small Firm Diaries Team
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Accounting for the Gender Profit Gap
Links and resources from our latest webinar
Small Firm Diaries Team
- Nov 17, 2020
- 3 min
How Big is a Small Firm?
And how should size be measured?
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