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Small business and the city : the transformative potential of small-scale entrepreneurship / Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, Matt Semanksy.

Gomez, Rafael, 1972- (author.). Isakov, Andre, 1985- (author.). Semansky, Matt, 1976- (author.).

Summary:

Highlights the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit. Highlights 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. Analyses the policies necessary to support this urban vitality, describing how cities can encourage and support locally owned independent businesses. --provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781442612099
ISBN: 9781442643628
ISBN: 1442643625
ISBN: 1442612096
Physical Description: xv, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-281) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: small business and city life -- Part I: The view from Main Street. The BIA movement: setting the stage for Main Street revitalization -- The view from Main Street Halifax: the challenge of being the big fish in a small pond -- A view from Main Street Vancouver: a city region with an emerging sense of place -- The view of Main Street Toronto: the bottom-up, top-down conundrum -- Part II: Unlocking the potential of small-scale enterprise. The "art and science" of small business survival: lessons in BIA practice -- Of people, profits, and place: lessons in local economic development -- Small business and the Main Street agenda: lessons in public policy -- Recommendations for making small-scale enterprise a transformative force -- Conclusion: cities, small business, and distributed decision making -- Afterword: or... why staying small, local, and independent matters to city life.