Processing of agricultural products that reduces moisture content can increase their value to the producer. A table allows estimation of the cost per pound of a dry or condensed product based on farm-gate price and average ...

Entrepreneurs feel they are able to make things happen. Four types are defined (the achiever, salesperson, manager, and inventor), and the difference between administrators and entrepreneurs is discussed.

Almost half of the agricultural producers surveyed indicated that they would be interested in joining an e-commerce cooperative. Start-up costs and operating alternatives are discussed.

Hawaii home-based businesses were revealed to differ substantially from those on the U.S. mainland. Degree of education was well correlated with business success. Profitability was related to work in the service and ...

This analysis of data from the U.S. mainland focusses on the characteristics of Korean-American and Mexican-American small business owners and their families. Its findings have relevance to similar owners of varying ethnicity ...