GMEN is committed to documenting outcomes of microenterprise organizations and of GMEN as an organization. GMEN has measured outcomes in four ways:
- MicroTest annual program performance and client outcomes
- Annual membership survey
- Monthly and quarterly reports to funders
- Bimonthly operational reports
Starting in 2006 GMEN has become a MicroTest Outcomes Tracking Intermediary. Ten GMEN member programs joined two existing GMEN member programs in becoming Microtest sites. Microtest is the microenterprise industry standard for outcomes tracking (www.microtest.org). We are proud to be one of the first industry, statewide data collection intermediaries.
McroTest Publications
Business Start and Survivability: 2008 MicroTest Outcomes. (August 2009)
Issue three in the MicroTest Outcomes fact sheet series delves into business start and survival rates based on client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2008. This report examines factors affecting business start rates and explores the sectors, revenues and part-time and full-time status of surviving businesses. Download PDF
Microentrepreneurs and their Businesses: 2008 MicroTest Outcomes. (March 2009)
The second in a series of fact sheets drawn from client outcomes surveys, this 4-page report highlights key findings from client outcomes surveys conducted by MicroTest members in 2008. This report summarizes data such as business start and survivability, business growth, job creation and retention,business contribution to the household and health insurance. Future issues will explore each of these topics in-depth. Download PDF
