ABSTRACT

This article examines entrepreneurship as a community practice strategy, drawing on interviews with 35 participants in a small business training program and six program staff members. Interviewees characterized entrepreneurship as an escape from the constraints of wage labor and as a way to participate actively in Detroit’s much publicized, yet inequitable revitalization. They also described entrepreneurship as risky and unnerving , especially in regards to taking on loans offered by the program. These findings illuminate opportunities and challenges associated with entrepreneurship as a strategy for promoting financial justice and community economic development.

摘要

本文根据对小型企业培训计划的35名参与者和六名计划工作人员的访谈，将企业家精神作为一种社区实践策略进行了研究。受访者将企业家精神描述为摆脱了工资劳动的束缚，并积极参与了底特律广为宣传却又不公平的振兴计划。他们还称企业家精神是冒险和令人不安的，尤其是在接受该计划提供的贷款方面。这些发现阐明了企业家精神作为促进金融正义和社区经济发展的战略所带来的机遇和挑战。