Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Start with an summary of Global Data Points on Family Business compiled by the Family Firm Institute. Then consider the results of the American Family Business Survey sponsored by the MassMutual Financial Group, the Family Firm Institute, and the Cox Family Enterprise Center at the Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business.

For a look at an emerging group of home-based entrepreneurs, read Minipreneurs from trendwatching.com.

More resources are available from the Institute for Family Enterprising at Babson College's Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. Babson's Center for Women's Leadership also has a report on Women in Family-Owned Businesses.

For an overview of the topic, consult the Annotated Bibliography for Family Business (DANA REF HD 62.25 .A55) which was prepared at the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. Then, a few pertinent Websites are:

• Family Business Resources: Suggested Reading
• Family Firm Institute
• Family Business magazine (registration/subscription required)
• Family Ink Articles (from the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, Fairleigh Dickinson University)
• Problems in Managing a Family-Owned Business (U.S. SBA)
• Related Matters (selections from the newsletter of the University of Massachusetts Family Business Center)

Some sites that focus on home-based business are:

• Home-Based Working Moms
• Home Business Magazine
• Mompreneurs Online
• National Association for the Self-Employed