Kitchen Capitalism: Microenterprise in Low-Income Households

Appendix C. Entrepreneurs, Demographic Characteristics, and Their Businesses

213 Appendix C Entrepreneurs, Demographic Characteristics, and Their Businesses* Home or Race and Shop Open or Entrepreneur Age ethnicity Business Type of business based closed Allison 46 White Sewing Product Home Open Amy 41 White Ceramics Product Home Open Angie 44 African American Car products Retail Shop Open Anita 46 Latina Floral Retail Shop Closed Anne 38 White Bakery Product Shop Closed Barbara 40 White Hauling and yard work Service Home Open Brenda 46 African American Clothing Retail Home Open Candy 45 White Communication seminars Semi-professional Home Open Carl 33 White Accounting Professional Home Open Carla 32 White Novelties and comic books Retail Shop Open Carlos 28 Latino Used appliances Retail Home Closed Carol 45 White Stories on tape Product Home Open Cassandra 75 African American Clothing Product Home Closed Catarina 48 Latina General merchandise and novelties Retail Shop Open Charles 48 African American Boutique Retail Shop Closed Chester 47 White Textiles Product Shop Open Clara 50 White Publishing Product Home Closed Clarise 37 African American Boutique Retail Home Open Cora 44 African American Tax preparation Semi-professional Home Open Dan 31 White Car detailing and cleaning Service Shop Closed Diane 38 White Crafts Product Home Closed Doña Chela 66 Latina Clothing Retail Home Open Doña Gloria 67 Latina Baby things, blankets, candy Retail Home Open Doris 44 African American Grant writing and consultation Semi-professional Home Closed Doug 52 White Clothing Retail Vending Closed Ed 47 White Upholstery Product Home Closed Eileen 37 White Toys Product Home Closed Eleanor 41 African American Figurines, perfume, wallets Retail Home Closed Fred 47 African American Upholstery Product Home Open Geneva 38 African American Clothes Retail Home Closed George 46 White Marketing Semi-professional Shop Closed Glenn 45 White Jewelry Product Home Open Gwen 34 White Framing and art gallery Product Shop Open Heather 34 White Video sales and rentals Retail Shop Open Iris 56 African American Arts and crafts Retail Home Open Isabel 49 Latina Sewing Product Home Closed Jackie 40 African American Silkscreening Product Shop Open Jamie 34 White Party supplies Retail Shop Closed Javier 62 Latino Electronics Semi-professional Shop Open Jeannette 70 African American Jewelry Product Home Open Jeff 37 White Phones and installation Semi-professional Home Open Jennifer 44 White Specialty and natural foods Retail Shop Closed Jo 53 African American Beauty salon Service Shop Open Joanne 62 White Embroidery Product Home Open John 27 White Janitorial Service Home Open Juanita 38 African American Cosmetics Retail Home Open Judy 34 White Textiles Product Shop Open Kathleen 57 White Massage Professional Home Open (continued) Entrepreneurs, Demographic Characteristics, and Their Businesses* (continued) Home or Race and Shop Open or Entrepreneur Age ethnicity Business Type of business based closed Kim 39 White Concession stand Retail Vending Open Lanette 48 African American Wellness training and career planning Semi-professional Home Open Laurel 44 White Desktop publishing Semi-professional Home Open Laverne 70 African American Bakery and catering Product Home Open Lessie 44 African American Beauty salon Service Shop Open Leticia 39 Latina Sewing and bridal Product Home Open Linda 26 White Crafts Retail Home Closed Lois 45 White Illustrator and artist Semi-professional Home Open Loretta 43 African American Cosmetology Service Home (never opened) Marta 38 Latina Clothing Retail Home Open Mary 44 White Liquor Retail Shop Open Monica 42 White Child safety and products installation Service Home Open Paula 44 White Pawn shop Retail Shop Open Peggy 33 White Jewelry and pottery Product Shop Open Renée 43 African American Sewing Product Home Open Rich 33 White Auto reconditioning Service Shop Open Robert 48 White Tool sharpening Service Home Closed Roberto 58 Latino Janitorial Service Home Closed Rosa María 52 Latina Floral Retail Home Closed Ruth 49 Latina Clothing Retail Home Closed Sandra 50 African American Fashion design and sewing Product Home Open Sara 43 White House painting Service Home Open Sergio 54 Latino Janitorial Service Home Open Sharon 39 White Wedding consultant Service Home Closed Shawn 26 White Floral and party Retail Shop Closed Shelby 31 White Childcare Service Home Closed Sherri 33 White Clothing Product Shop Open Stacy 29 African American Music Retail Shop Open Steven 60 Other Desktop publishing and fax service Professional Home Open Susan 39 White Elder daycare Semi-professional Shop Open Terri 37 White Barber Service Shop Open Theresa 41 African American Scholarship and educational consult Semi...