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Venture Capital Investment in Minority Business Enterprise: An Evaluation of MESBIC Investment Preferences

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  • R B McNaughton
  • M B Green

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The encouragement of minority entrepreneurship is frequently advocated as a means of promoting social and economic development. The Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Company (MESBIC) program pursues this goal by increasing the access of minority business enterprise (MBE) to both human and financial capital. This research provides an exploratory empirical description of the regional, industrial sector, and funding-stage preferences of MESBICs. It is concluded that these preferences are largely antithetical to the formation and expansion of MBEs in growth sectors that offer the market potential for entrepreneurial takeoff. The primary problem seems to be the small size of the majority of MESBICs. Policies governing licensing requirements and administration should therefore be reconsidered.

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  • R B McNaughton & M B Green, 1989. "Venture Capital Investment in Minority Business Enterprise: An Evaluation of MESBIC Investment Preferences," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 7(2), pages 193-204, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:7:y:1989:i:2:p:193-204
    DOI: 10.1068/c070193
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    1. Garvin, W J, 1971. "The Small Business Capital Gap: The Special Case of Minority Enterprise," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 26(2), pages 445-457, May.
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