Butler, John S.567991922008-08-282017-05-112008-08-282017-05-112003http://hdl.handle.net/2152/742textThis study examines the church as a participant in the entrepreneurial process by offering support in one or more of the following, encouragement, technical assistance, office material or financial capital. This study examined African American churches in the Austin area and found that participation in the entrepreneurial process was influenced by the following, if the church owned a business, the number of paid staff and the size of the church. Smaller churches were more likely to be entrepreneurial and participate in providing office materials, financial assistance, technical support and Pastoral support. Resource rich churches were likely to participate in the entrepreneurial process but it is clear that there are other factors which influence participation. These factors include the orientation of the Pastor.electronicengCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.African American churches--Texas--AustinReligion and sociology--Texas--AustinThesis3116377