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Immigrants make a significant contribution to business ownership and formation, according to a new study from the Office of Advocacy. Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners, and their Access to Financial Capital found that 10 percent of immigrants own a business. Nearly 20 percent of immigrant-owned businesses started with $50,000 or more in startup capital, compared to 15.9 percent for non-immigrant-owned business.

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Disparities in Capital Access between Minority and Non-Minority Businesses: The Troubling Reality of Capital Limitations Faced by MBEs.

Disparities in Capital Access between Minority and Non-Minority Businesses: The Troubling Reality of Capital Limitations Faced by MBEs provides new findings on disparities in capital access between minority businesses and non-minority businesses after controlling for a number of factors including size of firm and credit worthiness among other. The report includes a review of the 2008 recession and financial crisis which affected the ability of minority businesses to secure the capital they need to establish and grow their businesses. It also provides and overview of the barriers to capital access faced by minority businesses.

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Increasing MBE Competitiveness through Strategic Alliances

Increasing MBE Competitiveness through Strategic Alliances provides practical information on how to identify the best suited strategically that can help a minority business enterprise (MBE) grow, secure new business, and compete in the global economy. Minority entrepreneurs are advised to first analyze their desired value proposition and customer base before seeking out a strategic relationship. The paper was written by Professor Len Greenhalgh, from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, in collaboration with the Minority Business Development Agency.

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Characteristics of Minority Businesses and Entrepreneurs

In this second review of the Census' 2002 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), we analyzed the characteristics of minority-owned businesses and those that influence business survival to try to find factors that may have contributed to the business performance of minority-owned businesses in 2002. To accomplish this, we analyzed the data from the Census' SBO Company Summary, Characteristics of Businesses, and Characteristics of Business Owners, among other sources.