Small business and the city:the transformative potential of small-scale entrepreneurship/ Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, Matt Semanksy.
Physical description:
xv, 290 pages illustrations 23 cm;
Bibliographic notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-281) and index.;
Author(s): GOMEZ, Rafael;
Isakov, Andre;
Semansky, Matt.;
ISBN:
9781442612099 (paperback;
Subjects: Small business --Canada.;
Central business districts --Canada.;
Cities and towns --Canada --Growth.;
Urban renewal --Canada.;
Community development, Urban --Canada.;
Summary notes:
In Small Business and the City, the authors 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 Canadian concept which has spread worldwide: the Business Improvement Area (BIA). BIAs allow small-scale entrepreneurs to pool their resources with like-minded businesses, becoming sources of urban rejuvenation, magnets for human talent, and incubators for local innovation in cities around the globe. Small Business and the City also analyses the policies necessary to support this urban vitality, describing how cities can encourage and support locally owned independent businesses.;
Call number: 658.02'20971 GOM;
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$aIn Small Business and the City, the authors 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 Canadian concept which has spread worldwide: the Business Improvement Area (BIA). BIAs allow small-scale entrepreneurs to pool their resources with like-minded businesses, becoming sources of urban rejuvenation, magnets for human talent, and incubators for local innovation in cities around the globe. Small Business and the City also analyses the policies necessary to support this urban vitality, describing how cities can encourage and support locally owned independent businesses.