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Research Highlights From The 2015 Inner City Economic Summit, Kim Zeuli, Haifeng Qian
Research Highlights From The 2015 Inner City Economic Summit, Kim Zeuli, Haifeng Qian
Employment Research Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Choosing The Right Steps: Management Decisions Of Dance Businesses, Jessica B. Rosina
Choosing The Right Steps: Management Decisions Of Dance Businesses, Jessica B. Rosina
Business and Economics Honors Papers
Fundamental dance researchers have found that dancers have some of the lowest Human Capital returns. Today, the average dancer has a median pay of $15.87. Only six percent of public schools offer dance as a part of their curriculum. This situation poses a threat to the transmission of culture in our country and will have negative impacts. Children receive little to no dance education in public schooling, leaving private dance education organizations as the only option left. Using a sample of 100 privately owned studios in the tristate area, business decisions will be analyzed to uncover the impact on enrollment.
Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek
Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Small Business: A Tale Of Two Cities, George A. Erickcek
The Role Of Small Business: A Tale Of Two Cities, George A. Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
What Works In State Economic Development?, Timothy Bartik
What Works In State Economic Development?, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Adding Labor Demand Incentives To Encourage Employment For The Disadvantaged, Timothy J. Bartik
Adding Labor Demand Incentives To Encourage Employment For The Disadvantaged, Timothy J. Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Small Business Start-Ups In The United States: Estimates Of The Effects Of Characteristics Of States, Timothy Bartik
Timothy J. Bartik
No abstract provided.
Workplace Education Programs In Small- And Medium-Sized Michigan Firms, Kevin Hollenbeck, William Anderson
Workplace Education Programs In Small- And Medium-Sized Michigan Firms, Kevin Hollenbeck, William Anderson
Kevin Hollenbeck
This paper presents a systematic, baseline picture of workplace education programs in small and medium-sized businesses (less than 500 employees) in Michigan. Specifically, it addresses why some firms are offering and other firms are not offering workplace education programs, what are the characteristics of the programs being provided, and what are the impacts of these programs on firms and employees. The paper draws upon two data sources. Case studies of 28 Michigan businesses were undertaken between May 1991 and July 1992 and a combination mail/telephone survey of small businesses in Michigan was conducted in early 1992. The paper finds that …
Part 6: The Small-Business Story In Virginia: What A Quarter Century Of Data Reveal, Center For Economic Analysis And Policy, Old Dominion University
Part 6: The Small-Business Story In Virginia: What A Quarter Century Of Data Reveal, Center For Economic Analysis And Policy, Old Dominion University
State of the Commonwealth Reports
Very small businesses in Virginia (those with fewer than 10 employees) have been holding their own, but many have found it difficult to grow beyond this size. Very small businesses now account for smaller proportions of total employment and payrolls in Virginia than was true 25 years ago. However, public policy changes can alter this situation.