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Building Ventures through Civic Capitalism

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  • Candida Brush

    (Babson College)

  • Daniel Monti

    (Boston University)

  • Andrea Ryan

    (Boston University)

  • Amy M. Gannon

    (Boston University)

Abstract

An exploratory study of urban entrepreneurs participating in a technical assistance program finds that they focus on the bottom line and often have an explicit wish to improve their community. This integrated combination of economic and social values, a kind of civic-minded capitalism, guides their positioning for growth and yields a business that can best be called a “civic enterprise.†A descriptive analysis of qualitative and quantitative research yields propositions for future research on these hybrid business ventures.

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  • Candida Brush & Daniel Monti & Andrea Ryan & Amy M. Gannon, 2007. "Building Ventures through Civic Capitalism," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 613(1), pages 155-177, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:613:y:2007:i:1:p:155-177
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716207303590
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