Small business finance in two Chicago minority neighborhoods

Bond, Philip; Huck, Paul; Rhine, Sherrie L. W.; Townsend, Robert M.

Journal Article

Small business finance in two Chicago minority neighborhoods

Abstract: The authors use survey data to measure the use of formal and informal sources of financing by owners of small businesses in two ethnic neighborhoods. The authors find substantial differences across ethnic groups in the amount of start-up funding obtained and in the use of trade credit.

Keywords: Small business; Chicago (Ill.);