One of the most important determinants of success in business is access to startup capital. That's true for all entrepreneurs, not just true for minority entrepreneurs [Startup capital] was the most important factor for determining why Asians do well in business, and it's the most important factor for why African-American businesses are not doing as well Wealth inequality is transferring into business performance inequality. The groups that seem to have a lot of wealth are able to start better capitalized, faster-growing firms that do well. The ethnic and racial groups that don't have that access to capital because of low wealth — they're struggling.
Race's Role in Startup Success. By: Blacks, John Tozzi, BusinessWeek Online, 9/15/2008
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