Thursday, June 16, 2011

Hispanic Start-Ups on the Rise

More immigrants are starting their own businesses, but not many of them have employees. Hopefully they will grow and be able to hire. - - Donna Poisl

by Staff--HispanicBusiness

Hispanic entrepreneurship is on the rise. According to the latest Kaufmann Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, the Hispanic business-creation rate rose from 0.46 percent of Hispanics per month in 2009 to 0.56 percent in 2010, the highest rate over the 15 years the Kaufmann Foundation has been compiling this data.

The overall creation rate in the United States was 0.34 percent of American adults creating a business a month in 2010, the Kaufmann Index noted. That rate remained consistent with 2009 and represents the highest level of entrepreneurship over the past 15 years.
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