African American women and small business start-up: Backgrounds, goals and strategies used by African American women in the initialization and operation of small businesses

International Handbook of Women and Small Business Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 105-119

  Inman, Katherine ^a   Grant, Linda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 76449118229     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845425586.00018     Document Type: Chapter

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