Small Business in the United States

This study was conducted to show that Chinese§restaurants in Midland, Texas do have common themes§that relate to what small business historians had§been studied in some of the case studies in§manufacture industry. Scholars tend to study small§business in comparison with big business. There are a§lot of connections had been drawn between the two.§When historian, social scientists and economists look§at small business in U.S, they tend to focus their§study on industries that relate to big business such§as manufacturers. Couple of main themes that scholars§are trying to explore: (a) its innovations. (b) its§overall and changing economic contribution. (c) How§its response to the challenge pose by big business.§(d) its relation with the local community (e)§government and public policies toward small business,§and finally changes that take place over the year.§The purpose of this study is to examine the business§operation of three Chinese restaurants in Midland,§Texas. I sincerely thank Dr. James L. Huston (chair),§Dr. L. G. Moses, and Dr. Joseph F. Byrnes for§guidance and support in the completion of this§research. I also thank the local librarians in§Midland Public Library for their assistance to this§research.