Entrepreneurship as a community practice strategy: lessons from Detroit

IF 1.5 Q2 SOCIAL WORK

Journal of Community Practice Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI:10.1080/10705422.2021.1881935

John Doering-White, Jihmmy Sanchez, Hannah Creasey

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article examines entrepreneurship as a community practice strategy, drawing on interviews with 35 participants in a small business training program and six program staff members. Interviewees characterized entrepreneurship as an escape from the constraints of wage labor and as a way to participate actively in Detroit’s much publicized, yet inequitable revitalization. They also described entrepreneurship as risky and unnerving , especially in regards to taking on loans offered by the program. These findings illuminate opportunities and challenges associated with entrepreneurship as a strategy for promoting financial justice and community economic development.

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创业作为社区实践策略:来自底特律的经验教训

本文通过对35名小型企业培训项目参与者和6名项目工作人员的访谈，将创业作为一种社区实践策略进行了研究。受访者认为，创业是摆脱雇佣劳动束缚的一种方式，是积极参与底特律广为人知但不公平的复兴的一种方式。他们还将创业描述为有风险和令人不安的，特别是在接受该计划提供的贷款方面。这些发现阐明了创业作为促进金融公正和社区经济发展的战略所带来的机遇和挑战。

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Journal of Community Practice SOCIAL WORK-

CiteScore

2.40

自引率

18.20%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Community Practice is an interdisciplinary journal grounded in social work. It is designed to provide a forum for community practice, including community organizing, planning, social administration, organizational development, community development, and social change. The journal contributes to the advancement of knowledge related to numerous disciplines, including social work and the social sciences, urban planning, social and economic development, community organizing, policy analysis, urban and rural sociology, community health, public administration, and nonprofit management. As a forum for authors and a resource for readers, this journal makes an invaluable contribution to the community"s conceptualization, applications, and practice.