Posts Tagged ‘ Association for Enterprise Opportunity ’

AEO Welcomes New Leadership

Mar 16th, 2009 | By Dawn R. Rivers | Category: Politics & Policy

The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), national trade organization for the microenterprise development industry, announced last week that Connie Evans would assume the helm of the organization as President and CEO, effective March 11, 2009, and I think it is fair to say that the news was greeted gleefully. Ms. Evans was one of the [...]

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Time To Bring Microlenders To The Table

Dec 8th, 2008 | By Dawn R. Rivers | Category: Politics & Policy

Over the past few months, while a horrified nation watched the financial markets implode before their unbelieving eyes, the microenterprise development industry has been engaged in a certain amount of throat-clearing and hand-waving. The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO), the national trade organization for the industry, has repeatedly (if a bit diffidently) pointed out that [...]

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