Traditional anti-poverty efforts often do not produce long-lasting results. Asset-based strategies, on the other hand, help the poor and working poor to create wealth, achieve financial independence, and join the economic mainstream. Following are some of our most relevant resources on microenterprise, financial literacy, and economic development.

• Briefcase for Success: Tools and Resources for Financial Asset Development Initiatives

Effective Practices

• Developing financial literacy curricula
• Incorporating key elements of effective and engaging financial literacy training
• Providing small business training for low-income individuals

Lending Library

• Community Economic Development Handbook
• Building Skills for Self-Employment: Basic Training for Microentrepreneurs
• Owning Up: Poverty, Assets, and the American Dream

Related Websites

• Corporation for Enterprise Development
• FIELD: Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning and Dissemination
• National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions