Latino entrepreneurship rank scores R.I. for achievement

PBN Staff

04/28/2017

ACHIEVEMENT DEFICIT: Oscar Mejias, president of the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, knows the difficulty that Latino entrepreneurs face. Here he talks with Hispanic Technology and Education Programs administrator Nazareth Tobon in 2016. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Rhode Island’s immigrant entrepreneurs operate at a deficit compared to the city’s broader business community. Why else would the Ocean State have the lowest percentage of immigrants who own a business as their primary employment in New England, 5.35 percent? And contrary to what one might expect, given its size, the problem is especially pronounced

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