State of the Inner City Economies: Small Businesses in the Inner City
The State of the Inner City Economies project seeks to document the impact that small establishments have in the inner city. The goal of this analysis is to present the business potential of inner cities. Inner city businesses are similar to businesses located in the rest of the metropolitan statistical area, exhibiting similar startup and bankruptcy rates.
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http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs260tot.pdf