Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
5-2021
Abstract
This report focuses on the critical role that small business owners and entrepreneurs play in the socioeconomic development of a predominantly Latino community like Chelsea, Massachusetts.
This report compiles the key findings and recommendations that resulted from conducting a qualitative study with small business owners and other individuals who play important roles in advocating for and supporting this community. Assuming an asset-based approach rather than a deficit-based one (Green & Haines, 2011), our study focuses on the skills and knowledge of small business owners and identifies a myriad of possibilities for City administrators to build upon existing practices and behaviors to further promote and support the local economy of the city.
Community Engaged/Serving
Part of the UMass Boston Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Series. //scholarworks.umb.edu/engage
Recommended Citation
Torres-Ardila, Fabián; Rivera, Lorna; Rojas-Pion, Carolina; Bravo, Daniela; and Chavez, Henry, "Sustainable Pathways for Successful Small Businesses in Chelsea, Massachusetts" (2021). Gastón Institute Publications. 264.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gaston_pubs/264
Included in
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons, Latina/o Studies Commons, Public Policy Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons