Passage 1 结论解释型
Recent years have brought minority-owned businesses in the United States unprecedented opportunities―as well as new and significant risks. Civil rights activists have long argued that one of the principal reasons why Blacks, Hispanics, and other minority groups have difficulty establishing themselves in business is that they 接触不到 the sizable orders and subcontracts that are generated by large companies. 机会Now Congress, in apparent agreement, has required by law that businesses awarded federal contracts of more than $500,000 do their best to find minority subcontractors and record2B their efforts to do so on forms filed with the government. Indeed, some federal and local agencies have gone so far as to set specific percentage goals2A6B for apportioning parts of public works contracts to minority enterprises.
机会的结果Corporate response appears to have been substantial. According to figures collected in 1977, the total of corporate contracts with minority businesses rose from $77 million in 1972 to $1.1 billion in 19772D7E. The projected total of corporate contracts with minority businesses for the early 1980s is estimated to be over 53 billion per year with no letup8C anticipated in the next decade.
危险Promising as it is for minority businesses, this increased patronage poses dangers for them, too. First增长过快, minority firms risk expanding too fast and overextending themselves financially2E8E, since most are small concerns and, unlike large businesses, they often need to make substantial investments in new plants, staff, equipment, and the like in order to perform work subcontracted to them. If, thereafter, their subcontracts are for some reason reduced, such firms can face potentially 4A造成重大伤害的 fixed expenses. The 情况,局势 of corporate purchasing can be frustrating for small entrepreneurs who get requests for elaborate formal estimates and bids. Both consume valuable time and resources, and a small companys efforts must soon result in orders, or both the morale and the financial health of the business will suffer.
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