1.   Classes teach the basics of small business ownership such as accounting and customer service.

2.   Arnwine added that African American business ownership was an area that would be addressed by the network.

3.   Black frustration at nonblack business ownership, and lack of such vital commercial services as groceries, in South-Central, helped fuel the looting.

4.   Despite the jump in business ownership, women still face gender bias when branching out on their own, she said.

5.   Onnyx Walker has tried to balance his dream of running a successful cafe in a black neighborhood with the realities of business ownership.

6.   The confidence that the African-American community is placing in business ownership is phenomenal.

7.   The economic improvement can be attributed to reforms such as allowing some private business ownership and welcoming foreign investment in the country, White said.

8.   The cyclists also are taking part in noncycling seminars and clinics on such matters as financial planning and business ownership.

9.   Unlike their parents, he said, young people are more apt to see work at a company as a stepping stone to business ownership.

10.   While it may seem overwhelming, those who have taken the proper steps are better prepared for business ownership.