{"product_id":"small-business-and-the-city-9781442643628","title":"Small Business and the City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book provides a rich analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of small firms in a dynamic context like Canada.' -- Alessandra Micozzi Scienze Regionali vol 16:01:2017 \"A most useful book, especially for the city planner, urban geographer, and anyone who cares about the future of cities. Relevant case analyses are embedded in a coherent structure that provides practical examples of past successes and failures as well as sensible policy recommendations for the future. Highly recommended.\" -- David K. Foot, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Toronto, and author of 'Boom, Bust \u0026amp; Echo: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift' \"Small Business and the City is a plea for a 'small is beautiful' approach to business, urban scale, and public sector decision-making. Gomez, Isakov, and Semansky's evocative descriptions of Business Improvement Areas teach far more about BIAs, their operations, and the thinking of their members than do tables of statistics on these organizations.\" -- Pierre Filion, Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo \"Each atomistic transaction between a small business and a customer provides the flare for a rich economic eruption, encompassing spillovers and interactions with other firms, citizens, and the built environment. This book offers a bold explanation of how cities can succeed by nurturing and harnessing these powerful interactions to create dynamic communities and growing economies.\" -- Kevin Milligan, Associate Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword, by Michael Thompson Acknowledgments * Introduction: Small Business and City Life  Part I: The View from Main Street  * The BIA Movement: Setting the Stage for Main Street Revitalization * The View from Main Street Halifax: The Challenge of Being the Big Fish  in a Small Pond * The View from Main Street Vancouver: A City Region with an Emerging Sense of  Place * The View from Main Street Toronto: The Bottom-Up, Top-Down Conundrum  Part II: Unlocking the Potential of Small-Scale Enterprise  * The \"Art and Science\" of Small Business Survival: Lessons in BIA Practice * Of People, Profits, and Place: Lessons in Local Economic Development * Small Business and the Main Street Agenda: Lessons in Public Policy * Recommendations for Making Small-Scale Enterprise a Transformative Force * Conclusion: Cities, Small Business, and Distributed Decision Making   Afterword:  Or ... Why Staying Small, Local, and Independent Matters to City Life   About the Authors Notes References Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408365625687,"sku":"9781442643628","price":48.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442643628.jpg?v=1730502634","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/small-business-and-the-city-9781442643628","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}