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Compared to other small business owners, African Americans have generally had to face more daunting chal-lenges such as smaller cash reserves to draw from, difficulty in securing bank loans and other financing and being sole proprietors or "mom and pop" establishments that are ineligible for most small business loans. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)