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Abstract
We here review and critique prior research on minority entrepreneurship, paying particular attention to the contributions and limitations of deployed sampling techniques and research methodologies. As based on this review, we then introduce the 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys—a comprehensive and primary data collection effort that used varied methodologies to secure in‐depth information about random national samples of African American, Korean American, and Mexican American populations as well as a comparison sample of nonminority business owners. We present the initial business ownership profiles developed with these recent data, in part, as a benchmark of the U.S. entrepreneurial experience, and compare the profiles with those presented in prior research. These profiles document similarities and differences across the four groups and provide an empirical foundation for understanding the origin of those similarities and differences. No longer can we ignore the in‐depth study of minority businesses and their owning families nor can we simply assume that all businesses are the same, regardless of minority status or ethnicity.
* The 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys (2003 and 2005 NMBOS) were conducted by Minority Business Research Group via two major research projects. The first project was the “2003 National Minority Business Owner Survey, Whites and African Americans (2003 NMBOS)” which was funded by GreenPoint Financial Corporation. The 2003 NMBOS was managed by Alvin N. Puryear, Edward G. Rogoff, Myung‐Soo Lee, and Ramona K. Z. Heck at the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, Baruch College. Interview questionnaires, originally developed by the Family Business Research Group relative to 1997/2000 National Family Business Surveys (1997/2000 NFBS), were adapted.
2. The second project was the “2005 National Minority Business Owner Survey, Korean Americans and Mexican Americans (2005 NMBOS),” which was funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The 2005 NMBOS was also managed by Alvin N. Puryear, Edward G. Rogoff, Myung‐Soo Lee, and Ramona K. Z. Heck at the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, Baruch College. Interview questionnaires, originally developed by the Family Business Research Group relative to 1997/2000 National Family Business Surveys (1997/2000 NFBS), were adapted as well as translated for “in‐language” interviews.
3. An earlier draft of this manuscript was presented at the 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys (2003 and 2005 NMBOS) Invited Research Conference on October 26 and 27, 2006, held at Baruch College, New York, New York, and also funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. We are grateful to Ivory Phinisee for extensive work on these data sets and for computer analyses associated with this paper. We also thank the two anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful and productive comments.
* The 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys (2003 and 2005 NMBOS) were conducted by Minority Business Research Group via two major research projects. The first project was the “2003 National Minority Business Owner Survey, Whites and African Americans (2003 NMBOS)” which was funded by GreenPoint Financial Corporation. The 2003 NMBOS was managed by Alvin N. Puryear, Edward G. Rogoff, Myung‐Soo Lee, and Ramona K. Z. Heck at the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, Baruch College. Interview questionnaires, originally developed by the Family Business Research Group relative to 1997/2000 National Family Business Surveys (1997/2000 NFBS), were adapted.
2. The second project was the “2005 National Minority Business Owner Survey, Korean Americans and Mexican Americans (2005 NMBOS),” which was funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The 2005 NMBOS was also managed by Alvin N. Puryear, Edward G. Rogoff, Myung‐Soo Lee, and Ramona K. Z. Heck at the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, Baruch College. Interview questionnaires, originally developed by the Family Business Research Group relative to 1997/2000 National Family Business Surveys (1997/2000 NFBS), were adapted as well as translated for “in‐language” interviews.
3. An earlier draft of this manuscript was presented at the 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys (2003 and 2005 NMBOS) Invited Research Conference on October 26 and 27, 2006, held at Baruch College, New York, New York, and also funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. We are grateful to Ivory Phinisee for extensive work on these data sets and for computer analyses associated with this paper. We also thank the two anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful and productive comments.
Notes
* The 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys (2003 and 2005 NMBOS) were conducted by Minority Business Research Group via two major research projects. The first project was the “2003 National Minority Business Owner Survey, Whites and African Americans (2003 NMBOS)” which was funded by GreenPoint Financial Corporation. The 2003 NMBOS was managed by Alvin N. Puryear, Edward G. Rogoff, Myung‐Soo Lee, and Ramona K. Z. Heck at the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, Baruch College. Interview questionnaires, originally developed by the Family Business Research Group relative to 1997/2000 National Family Business Surveys (1997/2000 NFBS), were adapted.
2. The second project was the “2005 National Minority Business Owner Survey, Korean Americans and Mexican Americans (2005 NMBOS),” which was funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The 2005 NMBOS was also managed by Alvin N. Puryear, Edward G. Rogoff, Myung‐Soo Lee, and Ramona K. Z. Heck at the Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, Baruch College. Interview questionnaires, originally developed by the Family Business Research Group relative to 1997/2000 National Family Business Surveys (1997/2000 NFBS), were adapted as well as translated for “in‐language” interviews.
3. An earlier draft of this manuscript was presented at the 2003 and 2005 National Minority Business Owner Surveys (2003 and 2005 NMBOS) Invited Research Conference on October 26 and 27, 2006, held at Baruch College, New York, New York, and also funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. We are grateful to Ivory Phinisee for extensive work on these data sets and for computer analyses associated with this paper. We also thank the two anonymous reviewers for their thoughtful and productive comments.
1 An additional body of research uses census data to describe and interpret self‐employment trends outside of the United States, but that research is beyond the scope of the current discussion.
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Alvin N. Puryear
Alvin N. Puryear is Lawrence N. Field Professor of Entrepreneurship and professor of management at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Edward G. Rogoff
Edward G. Rogoff is professor of management at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Myung‐soo Lee
Myung-Soo Lee is professor of marketing at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Ramona K. Z. Heck
Ramona K. Z. Heck is Peter S. Jonas Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Elissa B. Grossman
Elissa B. Grossman is assistant professor of management at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
George W. Haynes
George W. Haynes is professor of agricultural economics and economics at Montana State University.
Joseph Onochie
Joseph Onochie is associate professor of economics and finance at Baruch College of the City University of New York.