This paper discusses the development of U.S. minority businesses, as well as changes to past and present initiatives and policies created to support minority businesses.A history of minority business development is presented, as is the federal definition that a minority business must consist of...

This study exposes relevant tensions between deep-tech startups' sound technological solutions, confronted with lack of marketing skills to communicate their unique value proposition for targeted customers. Incorporating technological foresight as an essential component of strategic foresight,...