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The Latina Women & The Informal Microenterprise, Ivette Olmeda
The Latina Women & The Informal Microenterprise, Ivette Olmeda
International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE)
ABSTRACT
THE LATINA WOMEN & THE INFORMAL MICROENTERPRISE
Ivette Olmeda
The informal economy refers to economic transactions that are not generally recorded through formal business compliance systems such as licensing, taxes, permitting and others. Informal economic activities are primarily completed through cash transactions.
This research explores the perceptions, intentions, and motivations of Latina women to operate informal microenterprises in an open market. The research consisted of interviews with five Latina women from Worcester, Massachusetts to gather information and ultimately understand why they are not entering formal entrepreneurship systems. The interviews supported existing research in which women state that they operate …