Minorities make a difference in small and home-based business...
Did you know?
More businesses are owned by minorities. These businesses continue to make a positive impact in your community.
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in 1997 over 3 million firms were owned by minorities, up more than 150% in the past decade |
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about 5% of all self-employed people are from each of the following minority groups: Hispanic, Asian, African-American |
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each minority group has a presence in a fast-growing industry |
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minorities are opening new businesses at a much faster rate that white entrepreneurs (6.9% of new start-ups are owned by white entrepeneurs, compared to 37% for Hispanics and 21% for African-Americans) |
The tastes of minority readers can vary, but small business ownership is the tie that binds... the common thread that joins diverse parts of your community and your newspaper readership.