Making Cents International invites you to submit a proposal to lead a workshop-style technical session at the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. The conference will take place September 11-13, 2012 at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Conference Center in Washington, DC. Submit a proposal to share your lessons learned, promising practices, and innovative ideas in one or more of the following learning tracks: workforce development; adolescent girls & young…

You are invited to attend Making Cents International’s 6^th annual Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. The conference will take place at the Inter-American Development Bank’s Conference Center (1330 New York Ave., NW) in Washington, DC September 11-13, 2012. In just five years, this participatory and demand-driven learning event has become the "go to" conference for practitioners, funders, educators, policymakers, members of the private sector, and other professionals…

A Green Microenterprise Tool Kit created by the Academy for Green Microenteprise Development, a project of ACE and Georgia Green Loans, is now available on line.

The Tool Kit contains the best in program materials and business resources from green programs around the country. Jason Friedman, consultant to the Academy, created the Tool Kit. The PRIME-funded Academy, directed by ACE's Elizabeth…

Dear Colleagues:

Summer's over and our thoughts are on planning for next year's budget and new and improved ways to help our clients build strong businesses and lead our communities into economic recovery.

Friedman Associates and our partners offer three free webinars in September to help get the creative juices flowing. Click…