Small Business and the City : : The Transformative Potential of Small Scale Entrepreneurship / / Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, Matthew Semansky.
In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit. Studying the factors which enable small businesses to survive and thrive, they highlight the success of a C...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 15 figures |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1.Introduction: Small Business And City Life
- Part I.The View From Main Street
- 2. The Bia Movement: Setting The Stage For Main Street Revitalization
- 3. The View From Main Street Halifax: The Challenge Of Being The Big Fish In A Small Pond
- 4. The View From Main Street Vancouver: A City Region With An Emerging Sense Of Place
- 5. The View From Main Street Toronto: A Case Of The Bottom-Up, Top-Down Conundrum
- Part II.Unlocking The Potential Of Small-Scale Enterprise
- 6. The “Art And Science” Of Small Business Survival: Lessons In Bia Practice
- 7. Of People, Profits, And Place: Lessons In Local Economic Development
- 8. Small Business And The Main Street Agenda: Lessons In Public Policy
- 9. Recommendations For Making Small-Scale Enterprise A Transformative Force
- 10. Conclusion: Cities, Small Business, And Distributed Decision Making
- Afterword: Or …Why Staying Small, Local, And Independent Matters To City Life
- About The Authors
- Notes
- References
- Index