The Jim Crow days are once again upon us.
“Business startups reached their highest level in 14 years in 2009, according to a new study released by the Kauffman Foundation, a nonprofit research firm. Data shows 558,000 new businesses were created each month in 2009, with African-Americans and people 55 and older fueling the greatest increases. ‘Challenging economic times can serve as a motivational boost to individuals who have been laid off to become their own employers and future job creators,’ said Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation. ‘Because entrepreneurs drive up the economy, the growth in 2009 business startups is encouraging and hopefully points to a trend in terms of our economic recovery.”
h/t: BookerRising
Even Ice Cube can attest to Amerikkka’s klanish ways.
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