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This second edition provides both a history of black entrepreneurship in America throughout all periods of American history and a roadmap that explains the steps that prospective entrepreneurs must take to achieve success in business.This second edition of
The African American Entrepreneur explores the lower economic status of black Americans in light of America's legacy of slavery, segregation, and rampant discrimination against black Americans.
The book examines the legal, historical, sociological, economic, and political factors that together help to explain the economic condition of black people in America, from their arrival in America to the present. In the process, it spotlights the many amazing breakthroughs made by black entrepreneurs even before the Civil War and Emancipation.
Part One explores the history of African American entrepreneurs from slavery to the present; Part Two provides a primer and roadmap to success for aspiring entrepreneurs.
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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Foundations of Excellence: The African American Entrepreneur from Slavery to the PresentChapter 1 Entrepreneurship as a Key Factor in the Black Quest for Economic Parity
Chapter 2 The Black Economic Journey from the 1600s to the Civil War
Chapter 3 The Reconstruction Era: 1867-1877
Chapter 4 Government-Imposed Segregation: Jim Crow Dances with the U.S. Supreme Court
Chapter 5 Black Economic Enclaves under Government-Imposed Segregation and a 21st Century Comparison
Chapter 6 Black Thought Leaders and Entrepreneurs of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Chapter 7 The Civil Rights Era and the End of American Apartheid: The 1950s to the Present
Chapter 8 Black Thought Leaders and Entrepreneurs from the Civil Rights Era to the Present
Chapter 9 Economic Challenges and Opportunities for African Americans in the Trump Era
Chapter 10 A Parting Look at the Foundations of Black Entrepreneurial Excellence
Part II Building Future Excellence: A Primer for Aspiring EntrepreneursChapter 11 Developing Your Ideas
Chapter 12 Creating the Legal Framework for Your Business
Chapter 13 Things You Should Know About Intellectual Property
Chapter 14 Building Your Business Plan
Chapter 15 Raising Capital for Your Business
Chapter 16 Tax Matters for Business Owners
Chapter 17 Estate Planning: Securing Your Future and Your Legacy
Conclusion
AppendicesAppendix I 7(a) Loans-SBA Program Office
Appendix II Microloan Program-SBA Program Office
Appendix III CDC/504 Program-SBA Program Office
BibliographyIndex
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W. SHERMAN ROGERS is Professor of Law at Howard University. He has published a number of articles in professional and legal journals, authored five instructional manuscripts, and written numerous federal appellate court briefs (and argued the cases, as well).
