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1	The Journey of the Entrepreneur Archbold, Francesca 01 January 2019 (has links) This paper describes the process of being an entrepreneur who is a minority. The interviews and observations that were captured on camera can now be transformed into a documentary. This project was started to shed light on the struggle of being a an entrepreneur and to get a first-hand account of the high and lows of a business. It was found that everyone had similar reasons for starting the business although they had different products that were produced. In the end, this documentary will help others understand what it means to be a business owner, why entrepreneurship is important, and what impact this can have on a community. minority black-owned Radio Television
2	Major causes and effects of the decline of Black-owned land in five southeastern states Payne, Velma D. 01 July 1981 (has links) No description available. black-owned land southeastern states cause effects
3	CONTRIBUTION OF TOURISM TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK-OWNED SMALL, MEDIUM AND MICRO ENTERPRISES (SMMEs) IN POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: AN EVALUATION OF TOUR OPERATORS Nemasetoni, Irene 22 March 2006 (has links) Master of Arts - Human Geography / The purpose of the research report is to investigate the role that tourism plays in developing black-owned small enterprises and how it has contributed towards Black Economic Empowerment in the ten-year period between 1994 and 2004. The research drew from the aims of the Tourism White Paper and sought to review the problems and progress in transforming the tourism industry in South Africa and establish whether black entrepreneurs are making headways into an industry that can potentially change racial imbalance in economic control. The research was conducted among 40 black tour operators based mainly in Gauteng using a questionnaire. The report established that black tour operators, because of their previously disadvantaged background, are struggling to make an impact into the seemingly white-dominated industry. south africa apartheid smme business black-owned tourism
4	An investigation of management succession planning in black–owned family business in selected areas in South Africa / by M. Tanzwani Tanzwani, Mashaka January 2010 (has links) The objective of this study is to investigate management succession in black–owned family businesses in South Africa. The study was conducted in two Provinces, namely Limpopo and the North–West. In the Limpopo province, the study was conducted in the Vhembe District. The Vhembe district is consists of four municipalities, i.e. Thulamela, Mutale, Musina and Makhado. In the North–West province, the study was conducted in the Bojanala District. The Bojanala district has three municipalities, namely Phokeng, Marikana and Tlhabane. Family businesses are one of the driving forces behind economic growth in the developed and developing countries. Their general lack of longevity is a cause for concern. Their lack of longevity has mostly been attributed to poor succession management processes which hinder the transfer of the family businesses from one generation to the next generation. It is because of this concern that the research was undertaken in order to provide possible suggestions that the family businesses can adopt and implement in order to ensure a successful transfer of the family business to the next generation family members. The research was conducted by means of a literature and empirical study. The purpose of the literature study was to attain in–dept knowledge of family businesses and management succession. The literature study formed the basis of understanding family businesses and the unique challenges facing such businesses. The literature review has focused on issues such as: the definition of a family business, unique characteristics of family businesses, the advantages and disadvantages of family businesses, challenges to the continuity of family businesses, the definition of succession and succession planning, the importance of management succession, the nature of the succession process, the selection of a successor, mentoring and preparing a successor as well as the complete transfer of management to the successor. The empirical study indicated that successful management succession in family businesses is hindered by a lack of or poor management succession planning, estate and retirement planning, the selection of the successor, the prevention and management of conflict as well as the establishment of family forums which enable effective communication within the family business. Therefore, an investigation of management succession in black–owned family businesses was undertaken due to their lack of longevity as presented in findings from the empirical study. Practical recommendations were suggested to support the family and the business to effectively manage the management succession process in the family businesses. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011. Black-owned family business Entrepreneurship Executive succession Family business Management succession Succession
5	An investigation of management succession planning in black–owned family business in selected areas in South Africa / by M. Tanzwani Tanzwani, Mashaka January 2010 (has links) The objective of this study is to investigate management succession in black–owned family businesses in South Africa. The study was conducted in two Provinces, namely Limpopo and the North–West. In the Limpopo province, the study was conducted in the Vhembe District. The Vhembe district is consists of four municipalities, i.e. Thulamela, Mutale, Musina and Makhado. In the North–West province, the study was conducted in the Bojanala District. The Bojanala district has three municipalities, namely Phokeng, Marikana and Tlhabane. Family businesses are one of the driving forces behind economic growth in the developed and developing countries. Their general lack of longevity is a cause for concern. Their lack of longevity has mostly been attributed to poor succession management processes which hinder the transfer of the family businesses from one generation to the next generation. It is because of this concern that the research was undertaken in order to provide possible suggestions that the family businesses can adopt and implement in order to ensure a successful transfer of the family business to the next generation family members. The research was conducted by means of a literature and empirical study. The purpose of the literature study was to attain in–dept knowledge of family businesses and management succession. The literature study formed the basis of understanding family businesses and the unique challenges facing such businesses. The literature review has focused on issues such as: the definition of a family business, unique characteristics of family businesses, the advantages and disadvantages of family businesses, challenges to the continuity of family businesses, the definition of succession and succession planning, the importance of management succession, the nature of the succession process, the selection of a successor, mentoring and preparing a successor as well as the complete transfer of management to the successor. The empirical study indicated that successful management succession in family businesses is hindered by a lack of or poor management succession planning, estate and retirement planning, the selection of the successor, the prevention and management of conflict as well as the establishment of family forums which enable effective communication within the family business. Therefore, an investigation of management succession in black–owned family businesses was undertaken due to their lack of longevity as presented in findings from the empirical study. Practical recommendations were suggested to support the family and the business to effectively manage the management succession process in the family businesses. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011. Black-owned family business Entrepreneurship Executive succession Family business Management succession Succession
6	Strategies to Obtain Loans for Black-Owned Small Businesses Baker, Trenessa 01 January 2019 (has links) Less than 30% of Black business owners successfully obtain small business loans to sustain their businesses longer than 5 years when compared to evidence that shows that more than 65% of White small business owners obtain small business loans to sustain their businesses longer than 5 years. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the experiences of 3 Black owners of small businesses who successfully obtained small business loans and maintained operations longer than 5 years in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. The conceptual framework for this study was systems theory and contingency theory. The data collection process consisted of conducting face-to-face semistructured interviews with open-ended questions and a review of documents associated with the small business owners’ attempts to remain in business longer than 5 years. Data were analyzed using the modified van Kaam method, transcribing the interview recordings, and coding the data to identify relevant themes. Two primary themes emerged regarding successful strategies for obtaining small business loans: create an effective business plan, and research and prepare for the process of procuring a loan. The implications of this study for positive social change include the potential to provide Black owners of small businesses with strategies for obtaining small business loans and achieving sustainability of operations. Business success for Black owners of small businesses might contribute to the economic prosperity of the local communities. Black owned small business Business plan Minority small businesses Multiple case study Small Business Loans Strategies to obtain loans African American Studies Business Other Education
7	[pt] DINHEIRO, DERIVATIVOS, REDES SOCIOTÉCNICAS: UM ENSAIO SOBRE CARTOGRAFIAS DAS FINANÇAS CONTEMPORÂNEAS / [en] MONEY, DERIVATIVES, SOCIOTECHNICAL NETWORKS: AN ESSAY ON THE CARTOGRAPHIES OF CONTEMPORARY FINANCE 06 July 2020 (has links) [pt] Percorrendo as linhas de interseção que conectam e separam as disciplinas economia política internacional, sociologia política internacional e geografia humana, a presente pesquisa se propõe a investigar derivativos financeiros como tanto forma de dinheiro quanto instituição e práticas monetárias. Para tanto, o estudo busca inspiração, de modo geral, no que foi cunhado virada prática nas ciências sociais, e de modo particular, nas abordagens teórico-metodológicas associadas à Teoria do Ator-Rede (TAR). Por meio do desempacotamento da noção de financeirização bem como de um descentramento das finanças, a pesquisa intenta capturar ações, práticas, objetos e estratégias que reúnem, sustentam, autorizam e dão forma à ordenamentos monetários e financeiros sistemáticos – muito embora restando contingentes e instáveis. À luz do mercado de hipotecas subprime dos Estados Unidos da América, o estudo pretende, de um lado, desvelar mecanismos de assemblagem de redes sociotécnicas monetárias e financeiras e, de outro lado, lançar luz sobre dinâmicas topológicas que deslocam e amplificam linhas de exclusão/expropriação raciais e de gênero. Este trabalho de mapeamento, no nosso entendimento, abre espaço para engajamento político e crítico com uma temática pretensamente técnica, ao passo que sinaliza limites e possibilidades que derivam de modos e formas de dissenso. / [en] Running across the intersecting lines that bind and separate the domains of international political economy, international political sociology and human geography, this research sets out to investigate derivatives as both money-form and monetary institutions and practices. To this end, the study draws inspiration, in general, from what has been termed in the social sciences as the practical turn and, in particular, from theoretical and methodological approaches associated with the Actor-Network Theory. By unpacking the notion of financialization and decentering finance, this investigation seeks to grasp actions, practices, objects, strategies that bring together, sustain, authorize and give form to systematic, albeit contingent and unstable, financial and monetary orderings. In the light of the subprime mortgage market of the United States of America, the study will, on the one hand, shed light to mechanisms of assembly of sociotechnical monetary and financial networks, and, on the other hand, unveil the topological workings that dislocate and amplify racial and gendered lines of exclusion. This work of mapping, so I argue, shall open up spaces for critical engagement and shall indicate the limits and possibilities deriving from multiple modes of dissent. [pt] TOPOLOGIA [en] TOPOLOGY [pt] DERIVATIVOS [en] DERIVATIVES [pt] DISPOSITIVOS [en] DISPOSITIVE [pt] HIPOTECAS SUBPRIME [en] SUBPRIME MORTGAGES [pt] EXCLUSOES RACIAIS-DE GENERO [en] RACIAL GENDERED EXCLUSIONS [pt] BANCOS DE PROPRIEDADE NEGRA [en] BLACK-OWNED BANKS [pt] LETS [en] LETS
8	Black Food Trucks Matter: A Qualitative Study Examining The (Mis)Representation, Underestimation, and Contribution of Black Entrepreneurs In The Food Truck Industry Ariel D Smith (14223191) 11 August 2023 (has links) <p>Food trucks have become increasingly popular over the last decade following the Great Recession of 2008. Scholars have begun to study the food truck phenomenon, its future projected trajectory, and even positioning it within social justice discourse along cultural lines; however, scholarship has yet to address the participation of Black entrepreneurs in the food truck industry.</p> <p><br></p> <p>The objective of this dissertation is to expand the perception of Black food entrepreneurs within the food truck industry by interrogating how Black food truck owners are misrepresented, under analyzed, and underestimated. Using a series of interdisciplinary qualitative methods including introspective analysis, thematic coding analysis, and case studies, I approach this objective by addressing three questions. First, I analyze movies and television to understand where Black-owned food trucks are represented in popular culture and how they are depicted. In doing so, we come to understand that Black business representation, specifically Black food truck representation consistently falls victim to negative stereotypes. These stereotypes can influence the extent to which Black food truck owners are taken seriously and seen as legitimate business leaders in their community. Second, I interview 16 Black food truck entrepreneurs to understand why the mobile food industry appealed to them and how it has become a platform for them to explore other opportunities. Finally, I review eight cities that have launched Black food truck festivals and parks within the last 6 years to gain an understanding of the collective power wielded by Black food truck owners and its impact Black communities. Moreover, this dissertation challenges the myth that collectivism does not exist among Black entrepreneurs and the Black community broadly.</p> Business systems in context Food and hospitality services Business and labour history Entrepreneurship Cinema studies Screen media Digital heritage Heritage and cultural conservation Heritage collections and interpretations Social and cultural anthropology Urban community development Sociology of inequalities Urban sociology and community studies Media studies Consumption and everyday life Cultural and creative industries Cultural studies of nation and region Culture, representation and identity Screen and media culture Food Truck food trucks Black owned Black owned food truck mobile food street food street food vending street food entrepreneurship Black food Black food truck studies food truck studies African American Studies African American foodways Black foodways Black food entrepreneurship Black movies Black television The Food Truck Scholar The Food Truck Scholar Podcast Black business Black businesses Barbershop 3 The Last OG The Chi Think Like a Man food truck festivals food truck park foodtruck Roi Choi The Great Food Truck Race Chef Chef movie Black representation Black men Black women Black men representation Black women representation critical race theory case study introspective analysis Black entrepreneurs African American entrepreneurs food truck industry mobile food vending Black food truck owner Black food truck entrepreneur food truck owner food truck operator food trucker Black food trucker African American food truck owner African American food trucker food truck podcast food truck show storytelling African American storytelling Black studies africana studies entrepreneurial storytelling food studies Black food studies African American food studies enterprise food truck enterprise Black food trucks matter Black businesses matter Buy Black Black dollars Black economics Black dollar soul food southern studies Black diaspora \

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