Investigates small business longevity and financial capital structure using owner human capital measures and demographic traits as explanatory variables, including education level achieved, family background, and age of owner at business start. Data were obtained from a nationwide random sample...

High prevailing levels of criminal activity have numerous impacts on the viability of urban small businesses and the various impacts are not uniformly negative. It is the negative impacts, however, that are most often noted. Either the perception or reality of rampant crime can scare away...