The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving (Hardcover) by Robert Spector

from bezoar44

This book blends practical social anthropology with family history. I work for a nonprofit as an environmental advocate; few of my close friends are entrepreneurs, and I've wanted to get a better sense of how the world looks from the perspective of a small business owner. This book met that need ...

from cissa

This is an excellent inspirational book for anyone who is running a small business, or who knows someone who is doing such. The success stories are fascinating and varied, and the context of small business within the development of American culture is both inspiring and helpful. This is NOT a boo...

from cjcombs

At first, I had a hard time getting into this book. It opens as a tribute to the author's family butcher business back in Perth Amboy, NJ, so it begins in an autobiographical vein. Then there is a shift, as Mr. Spector adds a history of small, family-owned, Mom & Pop businesses. Finally, there is...

from nscocozzo

This book has been an enjoyable read. I was expecting a book discussing the economics and the quantitative effect of mom & pop businesses on the American economy. There was probably a paragraph or two on that in the back of the book. What the purpose of this book is to serve as a part-memoir/part...

from vpfluke

This book celebrates the small family owned business and what it means for effectual retailing in the United States. The author's father and mother ran a butcher shop in New Jersey. While, Robert Spector was not interested in running the family business, the experience led him into being a busine...