Minority Entrepreneurship

Minority entrepreneurs represent a largely untapped resource in the United States economy. Although the number of minority-owned businesses has grown significantly over the past twenty years, these firms continue to lag behind in economic indicators. The Kauffman Foundation is working to better understand these gaps, studying the layers of social and cultural perceptions and strengthening the infrastructures and networks that will help minority entrepreneurs be successful.

 

Initiatives

  • The series of papers contained in this volume are the result of a conference funded by the Kauffman Foundation and are a key piece of the effort to encourage young scholars.

  • The Ice House Entrepreneurship Program consists of a book and an online companion course.  The book shares timeless lessons from the life experiences of Clifton Taulbert (successful entrepreneur and acclaimed author) while growing up in the Mississippi Delta.

  • This initiative provides for the development of one-stop economic empowerment centers to provide business training, counseling, financing, and procurement opportunities to minority and urban business owners.

Highlights

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