The Mercado Central in Minneapolis, Minnesota — a retail business cooperative and incubator — is the result of the creativity and hard work of members of a Latino immigrant community that joined forces with a faith-based organizing group and a variety of community organizations to build a traditional marketplace in their inner-city neighborhood.
Building the Mercado Central: Asset-Based Development and Community Entrepreneurship
ORGANIZATION:
ABCD Institute
Author +
Geralyn Sheehan
Year: 2003