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Confronting the Odds
Bessie House-Soremekun
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Description for Confronting the Odds
Paperback. Presents an analysis of African American entrepreneurship in Cleveland, Ohio, from the early 1800s onwards. This book documents life histories of business owners, compares African American male and female business owners, and offers insights into why some businesses succeed and others fail. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; JFSL3; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
An updated and revised edition of the award-winning studyThe history of African American entrepreneurship has produced a number of studies of economic development on the national level, but very few have examined this growth at the local level. Confronting the Odds was written to bridge that gap, and Bessie House-Soremekun provides this historical analysis of African American entrepreneurship in Cleveland, Ohio, from the early 1800s to the present. Additionally, in examining these historical and current trends, House-Soremekun presents brief biographies of several successful entrepreneurs, among them George C. Fraser, best-selling author; Robert P. Madison, internationally acclaimed architect; Leroy Ozanne, founder ... Read more
An updated and revised edition of the award-winning studyThe history of African American entrepreneurship has produced a number of studies of economic development on the national level, but very few have examined this growth at the local level. Confronting the Odds was written to bridge that gap, and Bessie House-Soremekun provides this historical analysis of African American entrepreneurship in Cleveland, Ohio, from the early 1800s to the present. Additionally, in examining these historical and current trends, House-Soremekun presents brief biographies of several successful entrepreneurs, among them George C. Fraser, best-selling author; Robert P. Madison, internationally acclaimed architect; Leroy Ozanne, founder ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9781606350065
SKU
V9781606350065
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About Bessie House-Soremekun
Bessie House Soremekun received her Ph.D. in international studies from the University of Denver in 1988. She is the executive director and founder of the Minority Business Program and associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Kent State University
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