New Rural Businesses Show Good Survival and Growth Rates

James P. Miller

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1991, vol. 07, issue 3

Abstract: Local independent businesses foster self-Identity In rural communities much more than do corporate affiliates, and data from 1980-86 show that they may also weather recession better. As sales fall, parent companies often close down rural branches to streamline operations. "Homegrown" rural firms benefit from low startup (land and labor) costs but, once established, their employment grows more slowly than metro businesses.

Keywords: Financial Economics; Labor and Human Capital; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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