{"id":178849,"date":"2021-05-25T13:31:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basicincometoday.com\/?p=10679"},"modified":"2021-05-25T13:31:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:31:05","slug":"stimulus-checks-appear-to-how-led-to-a-surge-in-startups-especially-in-black-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/05\/25\/stimulus-checks-appear-to-how-led-to-a-surge-in-startups-especially-in-black-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Stimulus checks appear to how led to a surge in startups, especially in Black communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
New research finds a big rise in new businesses despite the pandemic, particularly in predominantly Black neighborhoods.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n By:\u00a0Quoctrung Bui<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the last year, multiple stimulus measures from the federal government have helped families buy groceries, pay rent and build a financial cushion. This aid might have also helped start a new era of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There has been a\u00a0surge in start-ups<\/a>\u00a0in America that experts have yet to fully explain. But\u00a0a new study<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 using data that allows researchers to more precisely track new businesses across time and place \u2014 finds that the surge coincides with federal stimulus, and is strongest in Black communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n