Small business and the city : the transformative potential of small-scale entrepreneurship
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- ISBN: 9781442612099
- ISBN: 9781442643628
- ISBN: 1442643625
- ISBN: 1442612096
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xv, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm - Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
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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. |
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Subject: | Small business -- Canada Central business districts -- Canada Cities and towns -- Canada -- Growth Urban renewal -- Canada Community development, Urban -- Canada |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | HD 62.7 G685 2015 (Text) | 26040003015589 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |