@article{428926,
      recid = {428926},
      author = {Blackford, Mansel G.,},
      title = {A history of small business in America [electronic  resource] /},
      publisher = {University of North Carolina Press,},
      address = {Chapel Hill :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 216 p.)},
      year = {2003},
      note = {Description based on print version record.},
      abstract = {Publisher's description: From the colonial era to the  present day, small businesses have been an integral part of  American life. First published in 1991 and now thoroughly  revised and updated, A History of Small Business in America  explores the central but ever-changing role played by small  enterprises in the nation's economic, political, and  cultural development. Examining small businesses in  manufacturing, sales, services, and farming, Mansel  Blackford argues that while small firms have always been  important to the nation's development, their significance  has varied considerably in different time periods and in  different segments of our economy. Throughout, he relates  small business development to changes in America's overall  business and economic systems and offers comparisons  between the growth of small business in the United States  to its development in other countries. He places special  emphasis on the importance of small business development  for women and minorities. Unique in its breadth, this book  provides the only comprehensive overview of these  significant topics.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/428926},
}