Belying the common image of the Hispanic American as a hired hand in someone’s factory or field, Latinos are more likely than ever to run their own companies.
As of 1992, Hispanic Americans owned 862,605 businesses-5 percent of all the businesses in the country. California, Texas, and Florida have especially high numbers of Hispanic-owned business.
Most Hispanic American businesses are small firms owned by a single proprietor. Many of these firms are new.
The number of Hispanic-owned businesses increased 76 percent from 1987 to 1992, nearly triple the rate of growth for U.S. firms as a whole.
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