Purpose There has been significant growth in entrepreneurship research over the past several decades. Yet with all of the knowledge gained and presumably improved training of would-be entrepreneurs, firm failure rates remain persistently high. It is argued here that the historical and continued...

Intro -- A GUIDE TO THE ECONOMICS AND FISCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (1976-2007) -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING -- FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICITS AND SURPLUSES -- U.S. NATIONAL DEBT -- U.S. NATIONAL DEBT...

The reasons for the long term lagging rate of black entrepreneurship are not well understood. Although there has been growing research on black entrepreneurship, race related research can be challenging and may be susceptible to bias resulting from socially desirable responses. Using survey data...

Traditional research on the reasons for the depressed rate of black entrepreneurship has focused on differences between black [note: The term "blacks" is used to represent the broader groups of blacks in the United States, which include African-Americans and also black people from African...