One critique of this “BDS market development approach” is that the approach is not effective at reaching low-income microentrepreneurs. In particular, low-income women microentrepreneurs are perceived to be largely disconnected from BDS markets due to cultural and social constraints. The BDS Working Group of the SEEP Network sought to explore effective ways for BDS market development initiatives to benefit low-income women. Practitioners and other interested parties from around the world were invited to participate in an email listserve beginning on July 12 and ending on August 19, 2004.