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Minority Entrepreneurship: How Access To Capital And Strategic Decisions Affect Success, Thea Winston
Minority Entrepreneurship: How Access To Capital And Strategic Decisions Affect Success, Thea Winston
Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses
Many researchers have discovered that entrepreneurship is a source of financial freedom that if done successfully will ensure wealth for generations. With that idea in mind, minorities have seized that opportunity in record numbers with hopes that they will become prosperous. However, in addition to the increased success rate of minority-owned businesses, there is a rise in the failure rate of minority-owned businesses specifically in the African-American community. In this thesis, we will conduct a case study of three entrepreneurs at different stages that supports the theory that access to capital and strategic decisions affect the success of minority entrepreneurs. …
Labor Force Commute Mode Preferences And The Natural Environment, Brandon Killen
Labor Force Commute Mode Preferences And The Natural Environment, Brandon Killen
Accounting Undergraduate Honors Theses
In commuting to work, commuters select from a limited variety of transportation modes, including alternative modes like cycling and walking, based on needs and preferences. Understanding these needs and preferences, and how the conditions of the immediate environment can influence them can benefit both businesses and local governments in their efforts to accommodate the commute needs of their workers and better serve their communities. Though the body of commute preference research has grown significantly over recent decades, the study of the effects of the natural environment has remained mostly overlooked. In my research, I examined the relationships between selected weather …