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Entrepreneurship

Small Business Facts: Reasons for Being an Owner

Office of Advocacy Nov 8, 2022

While there are multiple reasons to own a small business, most firm owners cite wanting to be their own boss and making more money as important reasons for owning their own business. Self-employment is mostly driven by opportunity, with…

Economic Studies

African-American Entrepreneurs: Contributions and Challenges

Office of Advocacy May 24, 2022

African-Americans are underrepresented among self-employed workers. When African-Americans own firms, they are less likely to have employees, operate with less financing, and are more likely to become discouraged enough to forego applying…

Economic Studies

Millennial Veteran Entrepreneurship: Research on the Next Generation of Veteran Entrepreneurs

Office of Advocacy Jun 29, 2021

Historically, veterans have been more entrepreneurial than non-veterans. However, millennial veterans participate in entrepreneurship at a lower rate than millennial non-veterans. Important demographic differences exist between …

Latino Business Ownership: Contributions and Barriers for U.S.-Born and Immigrant Latino…

Office of Advocacy Jan 1, 2018

Robert W. Fairlie, Ph.D., January 2018 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Large differences in business ownership rates and income exist between minority groups and non-minorities. Those differences have persisted over…

Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Areas

Office of Advocacy Sep 30, 2017

By Maurice Kugler, Marios Michaelides, Neha Nanda, and Cassandra Agbayani, September 2017 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload This study describes entrepreneurship in low-income areas. It focuses on three things: the…

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