A history of small business in America

A history of small business in America / Mansel G. Blackford.

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 ent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackford, Mansel G., 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2003.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Luther Hartwell Hodges series on business, society, and the state.
Subjects:
Small business > United States > History.
Small business > Government policy > United States > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Small Business.
Small business
Small business > Government policy
Kleinbedrijf.
United States
History
Geschiedenis (vorm)
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Table of Contents:
  • Small business before 1880
  • Small business in the age of giant enterprise, 1880-1920
  • Industrial districts and stand-alone companies
  • Small business in boom and bust, 1921-1945
  • Specialty products and niche markets
  • Small business in an expanding economy, 1946-1971
  • Small firms in the Silicon Valley
  • Small business in modern America, 1972-2000
  • Independent bookstores in a time of consolidation.

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