Mi**rity
Entrepreneurs Have More Trouble Getting Loans, Study Shows
When it comes to obtaining financing to start a new business, mi**rities are facing an uphill battle, new research shows.
Mi**rities seeking small business loans are treated differently than their white counterparts, despite having identical qualifications on paper, according to a new
Study that appears online in the
Journal of Consumer Research.
"There is a general belief among Americans that we're the land of opportunity and that anyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps," said
Study co-author Glenn Christensen, an associate professor of marketing at Brigham Young University. "It is a land of opportunity, but that opportunity is **t always equally accessible."
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