The paper evaluates the support needs of minority small business owners in Austin,
Texas, based on a review of literature on support programs available around the country
and primary research on the needs of local entrepreneurs. Research included a focus
group with local small business owners served by BiGAUSTIN, a nonprofit business
support organization, and a survey of 1900 business owners served by the organization in
the past. Information was collected on the demographics and economic characteristics of
159 local firms, as well as on their interest in particular types of business training or
support services. Based on survey findings, the paper concludes with recommendations
for how Central Texas organizations can augment their programs to better assist small
businesses in growth and development. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/22306 |
| Date | 20 November 2013 |
| Creators | Loftis, Amy M. |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. |
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