Document Actions
Research and Conferences
Field Mentors conduct research on entrepreneurial activities, especially among minority business owners and their families. All phases of the business enterprises are explored – such as start-up, growth, management, and exit.
Later Life Entrepreneurship
An emerging focus of research at the Field Center is the examination of trends and issues of Entrepreneurship among populations over the age of 50. In 2006, the Field Center, along with AARP, ran the first symposium to bring together experts in the areas of aging, employment and entrepreneurship to discuss the relevant issues and lay out a path for future study. Among the organizations and institutions represented at this symposium were Boston College, the University of Miami, the United Jewish Appeal, the Kauffman Foundation, the New School, and the Conference Board. Based on the conclusions that came from the discussions at the symposium, the faculty at the Field Center, along with colleagues from other institutions, is now carrying out research using existing data sources to learn more about this important and growing trend of entrepreneurship among older populations. In the future, the Field Center hopes to carry out data collection activities to further study and inform public policy in this area. To further explore this area, the Field Center in association with AARP hosted an event called Take Two for aspiring entrepreneurs and
business owners ages 50 and over.
National Minority Business Owners Surveys (NMBOS)
The Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship established the Minority Business Research Group (MBRG) involving researchers from the Baruch Community, the larger City University of New York (CUNY) system and other researchers nationwide. The first priority of the MBRG is to analyze and disseminate the recently completed multi-year data-collection project focusing on minority entrepreneurship in the United States entitled, the National Minority Business Owners Surveys (NMBOS). The purpose of these studies is to explore minority entrepreneurship issues by examining the patterns of business ownership among White, African-American, Korean-American and Mexican-American business owners populations on various measures. The 2003 National Minority Business Owners Surveys on Whites and Blacks (2003 NMBOS) and the 2005 National Minority Business Owners Surveys on Koreans and Mexicans (2005 NMBOS) explored the issues which are hypothesized to have an impact on business ownership patterns are education, gender, family structure and responsibilities, access to capital, business experience, personal and family goals, and business management and performance.