{"id":319,"date":"2007-01-20T06:05:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-20T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/2007\/01\/20\/micro-business-development\/"},"modified":"2007-01-20T06:05:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-20T11:05:00","slug":"micro-business-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/micro-business-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro Business Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thenaturalcapitalist.typepad.com\/.shared\/image.html?\/photos\/uncategorized\/logo_11.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"35\" alt=\"Logo_11\" src=\"http:\/\/thenaturalcapitalist.typepad.com\/the_natural_capitalist\/images\/logo_11.gif\" width=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microbusiness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Micro Business Development (MBD),<\/a> a Colorado non-profit organization, was founded in 1993 to eliminate barriers to economic independence for disadvantaged entrepreneurs, both youth and adult, through access to markets, resources, and business capital.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">MBD offers individualized services tailored to meet each client\u2019s definition of success.&nbsp; In keeping with this philosophy, MBD has also tailored its core programs to meet the specific needs of their community, including specialized services for women, refugees, youth, and clients with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">MBD envisions a world where Microenterprise will be taught, thought, and employed as a core strategy to foster economic health in surrounding communities. They believe that they will get there by ensuring that every micro-entrepreneur has access to affordable, effective business services, capital, and market opportunities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><em>Visit (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microbusiness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Micro Business Development (MBD),<\/em><\/a><em>) for more information<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micro Business Development (MBD), a Colorado non-profit organization, was founded in 1993 to eliminate barriers to economic independence for disadvantaged entrepreneurs, both youth and adult, through access to markets, resources, and business capital. 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