Small business enterprises and Latino entrepreneurship: An enclave or mainstream activity in South Texas?

2017. ISI. September, Volume 15, Issue 3, pp 295–323

Pisani, M. J., Guzman, J. M., Richardson, C., Sepulveda, C., & Laulié, L.

Abstract:

We surveyed 298 Latino small businesses in South Texas, a minority-majority region, in the summer of 2010. The survey focused on Latino entrepreneurship, and in this paper, we report findings associated with business start-up, immigration status of the entrepreneur, the sphere of business operations within formal or informal markets, the role of language in business operations, and the impact of the US-Mexico border in business success. We explore Latino entrepreneurship in the region as an enclave or mainstream activity developing a typology of business income chances associated with immigration documentation and business start-up rationale. Lastly, using multivariate analysis, we find gender, financial access, residence, and business language significant determinants in business orientation between necessity-driven and opportunity-driven Latino enterprises.

Palabras claves: Latino entrepreneurship South Texas Opportunity-driven versus necessity-driven enterprises.

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