Gazelle Index 2012 Minority Business Report
The 17 page Gazelle Index Report on Minority, Women and Small Business Outlook for 2012 is now available. The report analyzes the economy and the outlook for minority and women businesses.
Minority Business Hiring
Economic Outlook for Minority, Women and Nonminority Businesses in 2012
A summary of the 2012 outlook for small businesses owned by minority, women and non-minority CEOs is provided below. The results are based on the Gazelle Index national random survey of CEOs.
2012 Hiring to Increase in Black, White, Women Businesses, but not Hispanic
According to the Gazelle Index, more than twice as many small businesses plan to hire workers than to lay off workers over the next three months. This is true for businesses owned by blacks, whites, men and women–but not for Hispanic/Latinos.