We operate a research program that explores and expands our knowledge of the Latino entrepreneurial segment of the U.S. economy through research, knowledge dissemination, and facilitated collaboration.
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U.S. Black-Owned Businesses: Pre-pandemic Trends & Challenges
This research brief leverages multiple datasets from the U.S. Census Bureau to provide a summary of the state of Black-owned businesses in the…
2020 State of Latino Entrepreneurship
This is the sixth annual State of Latino Entrepreneurship report where we have collected robust survey data from Latino-owned businesses across…
The Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 on Latino-Owned Businesses
In this research brief, Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative’s research highlights the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on Latino-owned…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Latino-Owned Businesses
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two weeks later, the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative…
2019 State of Latino Entrepreneurship
For the past five years, the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative has collected survey data from Latino-owned businesses across the country…
2018 State of Latino Entrepreneurship
Since 2015, the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI) has annually collected data on Latino business owners across the United States…
Latino-Owned Businesses: Shining a Light on National Trends
Latino-owned businesses are growing in number and importance to the American economy. Contributing more than $700 billion in sales to the economy…
2018 Latino Entrepreneurship Gap Report
Latinos own 350,000 employer businesses in the U.S., creating nearly 3 million American jobs, and driving a GDP of more than $2 trillion. The…
2017 State of Latino Entrepreneurship
With this report, the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative highlights key research findings from its third annual Survey of U.S. Latino…
8 Facts About Latino-Owned Businesses
Latino-owned businesses are a significant and growing force in the U.S. economy, with the five-year average growth rate of Latino firms doubling…