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  1. Disparities Capital Access Between Minority And Non Minority Owned Business Enterprises Troubling

Disparities in Capital Access between Minority and Non-Minority-Owned Business Enterprises: The Troubling Reality of Capital Limitations Faced by MBEs

January 2010
Published by: Minority Business Development Agency

Capital access remains the most important factor limiting the establishment, expansion and growth of minority-owned businesses. The report provides an in-depth review and analysis of the barriers to capital access experienced by minority entrepreneurs, and the consequences that limited financial sources are placing on expanding minority-owned firms.