Based on Kauffman Firm Survey data, examines differences in start-up and follow-on capital injections into and capital use by firms with African-American and white owners. Explores how access to capital affects the racial gap in new business formation.
Title: Patterns of Financing: A Comparison Between White- and African-American Young Firms
Publication date 2009-02-25
Publication year 2009
Authors
Alicia M. Robb
, David T. Robinson
, Robert W. Fairlie
Copyright holder(s)
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Geographical focus
North America / United States
Keywords
capital injections
, firms
, startup
, black owned businesses
, WHITE AND AFRICAN
Document type
Issue/Policy Brief
Language
English
URL: https://feedingamerica.issuelab.org/resource/patterns-of-financing-a-comparison-between-white-and-african-american-young-firms
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