Mary Godwyn is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Babson College. Donna Stoddard is Associate Professor and Chair of the Technology, Operations, and Information Management Division at Babson College.

"Minority Women Entrepreneurs provides an excellent theoretical base, and is interesting in that it draws out many different facets of the problems and arguments concerning minority women's entrepreneurship. It illustrates these aspects with 'real-life' narratives that will be useful for students and entrepreneurs alike."—Isla Kapasi, Entrepreneurship and Innovation "Godwyn and Stoddard reveal how and why diversity is not just the right thing to do, but is intricately tied to innovation and excellence ... thought provoking for everyone in our multi-cultural world."—Jane Margolis, author of Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing and Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing "An evocative and enlightening success story that turns conventional wisdom on the business practices of minority women upside down."—Carol Stack, author of Call to Home and All Our Kin "I could not put it down; I kept wanting to know more ... a superb job of blending real-world experience with the research literature."—Dr. dt Ogilvie, Founding Director, The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development "...a great read which challenges commonly held views and simplistic theorisation."—Professor Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Chair in Human Resource Management, Norwich Business School "Rich in resources and insights, this book tells the fascinating stories of a diverse group of successful minority business women who combine doing well with doing good. It offers grounded hope, not only for people who have been marginalized, but for everyone. It shows that women who become entrepreneurs are often guided by caring values—providing impetus for a more caring way of living and a more caring way of earning a living for us all."—Riane Eisler, author of The Real Wealth of Nations and The Chalice and The Blade

Mary Godwyn is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Babson College. Donna Stoddard is Associate Professor and Chair of the Technology, Operations, and Information Management Division at Babson College.

"Minority Women Entrepreneurs provides an excellent theoretical base, and is interesting in that it draws out many different facets of the problems and arguments concerning minority women's entrepreneurship. It illustrates these aspects with 'real-life' narratives that will be useful for students and entrepreneurs alike."—Isla Kapasi, Entrepreneurship and Innovation "Godwyn and Stoddard reveal how and why diversity is not just the right thing to do, but is intricately tied to innovation and excellence ... thought provoking for everyone in our multi-cultural world."—Jane Margolis, author of Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing and Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing "An evocative and enlightening success story that turns conventional wisdom on the business practices of minority women upside down."—Carol Stack, author of Call to Home and All Our Kin "I could not put it down; I kept wanting to know more ... a superb job of blending real-world experience with the research literature."—Dr. dt Ogilvie, Founding Director, The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development "...a great read which challenges commonly held views and simplistic theorisation."—Professor Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Chair in Human Resource Management, Norwich Business School "Rich in resources and insights, this book tells the fascinating stories of a diverse group of successful minority business women who combine doing well with doing good. It offers grounded hope, not only for people who have been marginalized, but for everyone. It shows that women who become entrepreneurs are often guided by caring values—providing impetus for a more caring way of living and a more caring way of earning a living for us all."—Riane Eisler, author of The Real Wealth of Nations and The Chalice and The Blade

Mary Godwyn is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Babson College. Donna Stoddard is Associate Professor and Chair of the Technology, Operations, and Information Management Division at Babson College.

"Minority Women Entrepreneurs provides an excellent theoretical base, and is interesting in that it draws out many different facets of the problems and arguments concerning minority women's entrepreneurship. It illustrates these aspects with 'real-life' narratives that will be useful for students and entrepreneurs alike."—Isla Kapasi, Entrepreneurship and Innovation "Godwyn and Stoddard reveal how and why diversity is not just the right thing to do, but is intricately tied to innovation and excellence ... thought provoking for everyone in our multi-cultural world."—Jane Margolis, author of Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing and Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing "An evocative and enlightening success story that turns conventional wisdom on the business practices of minority women upside down."—Carol Stack, author of Call to Home and All Our Kin "I could not put it down; I kept wanting to know more ... a superb job of blending real-world experience with the research literature."—Dr. dt Ogilvie, Founding Director, The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development "...a great read which challenges commonly held views and simplistic theorisation."—Professor Mustafa F. Ozbilgin, Chair in Human Resource Management, Norwich Business School "Rich in resources and insights, this book tells the fascinating stories of a diverse group of successful minority business women who combine doing well with doing good. It offers grounded hope, not only for people who have been marginalized, but for everyone. It shows that women who become entrepreneurs are often guided by caring values—providing impetus for a more caring way of living and a more caring way of earning a living for us all."—Riane Eisler, author of The Real Wealth of Nations and The Chalice and The Blade