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unlikely entrepreneur
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At the Full Change of the Moon, 
5
Becchetti, L., 6
Beckles, H., 4, 5
Black Immigrant Women in Business, 
18–21
Brand, Dionne, 5
Caiazza, S., 6
Cardon, M. S., 7
Case studies (this book, decision), 7–10
Coviello, D., 6
Craig-James, Susan, 4
Data Analysis (this book), 17–18
Data Collection (this book), 11–12
Debriefing, peer, 16
Description, thick, 16, 17
Documentation, video, 17
Engagement, prolonged, 16
Family, importance of, 18–20
Financial literacy, 6
Flower arranging, 44–45, 123, 125
Flower clubs, 42–44, 116
Fona
Alyssa on (friend/teacher/employee), 
93–94, 96, 97, 98, 109
Andy (friend/artist) on, 94, 98–99, 115, 
119–20
background of, 95–96, 98
business approach of, 96–97, 98–100
on children’s literature, 104
and community, 94, 96, 97, 98–100, 
105–9, 117–18
and employees, 98, 99–100
Frank (employee) on, 93–94, 100, 105
and future, 99–100, 107, 132
as leader, 114–15, 116
Marcus (husband) on, 94, 96, 97–98
persistence of, 122
Gee
Alison (business partner) on, 39–41
background of, 37–39
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minding
their
own
business
Betty (best friend) on, 37–38, 40–41, 42, 
46, 48, 50–51, 117
business partnership of, 39–42, 44
Deva (young man raised by Gee) on, 
40, 45, 48–49, 54–55, 57
and family, 38, 41, 42, 56
figures acumen of, 41
on flower arranging, 44–45, 123
future plans of, 55–57, 129, 131
persistence of, 121
Simon (husband of), 41–42, 45, 123
See also 
Flower clubs
Gina
Aida (daughter) on, 60, 63, 65–66, 71, 
118
Andy (son) on, 59, 60, 61, 64, 73
background, 60, 61–63, 68–69
Daniel (ex-spouse) on, 59–60, 61–62, 
71–72
and diversification, 117
on education, 68
and family, 60, 64, 71, 72–73
as immigrant, 127
and Island Caterers, 64–68, 69–70, 73
Kenneth (former boss) on, 119
and philosophy of life and business, 
59–60, 66–68, 73–74
and working for other people, 63–64
as writer, 70
and Yankee Delites, 73
Goetz, J. P., 8
Grohman, A., 6
Guba, E. G., 16
Honor,
20–21
Immigrant(s)
as Black women in business, 18–20
ethos of, 10
experience, 11
and Trinidad, 4
See also
Macoomeh, Queen
Integrity Measures (this book), 16–17
Interview Themes (this book), 122–29
Interview Protocol (this book), 12–14
Interviews (this book), 14–16 
Johnston, Henry Hamilton, 4
Kirk, C. P., 7
Kouwenberg, R., 6
Krishnan, U., 7
LeCompte, M. D., 8
Lessons, Life, 111–13
Lincoln, Y. S., 16
Literacy, financial, 6
MacKenzie, L. R., 6
Macoomeh, Queen, 10
Maria
background of, 23–24, 28
book projects of, 31, 35
CeCe (friend) on, 28–29, 35–36
early days of business, 26–27
as employer, 31–32, 120
and family, 24–26, 32–33
and future, 32–36, 132
and HIV/AIDS project, 30–31
Manley (spouse) on, 24–25, 27, 30,
33, 115
and the MBA, 34–35, 36 
writing acumen of, 29–30
Marie-Ursule, 5
McKay, Claude, 133
Member checks, 16–17
Menkhoff, L., 6 
Merriam, S., 11
Method (this book), 7–11
“Minding Their Own Business” (video), 
16–17
Miss Elle, 38, 42–44
Nadine
background of, 75–76
business vision of, 76–77, 78–80, 85, 
87–91
on clarity, 75
Denise (editor) on, 78, 81, 87, 88, 92
and family, 80, 82, 83
and future, 131–32
as immigrant, 76

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137
Jona (mentee) on, 81, 85–86, 87, 92
on her life, 82
as a mentor, 77–78
on Othile (grandmother), 86
persistence of, 121
Samuel (son) on, 81, 82, 91–92, 114–15, 
118–19
work ethic of, 84, 87–89
Natural Rebels: A Social History of Enslaved 
Women in Barbados
, 4
Obama, Barack, 131, 132–33
Patton, M. Q., 12
Peer debriefing, 16
Prolonged engagement, 16
Schoeniger, G., 111
Seidman, I. E., 12
Setting (this book), 10–11
Shafak, Elif, 20, 21
Slavery
Black business women since, 4–6
descendants of, 113
female Trinidadian resistance to, 5
transition from in Trinidad, 4
See also
Springer, Eintou; “Survivor;” 
Wood, Donald
Springer, Eintou, 10
Street, B. V., 7
Suarez, R., 11
“Survivor,” 10–11
Tales from Icebox Land,
10
Taulbert, C., 111, 133
Thick description, 16, 17
Trade union movement, 5
Triangulation, 16
Truth, Sojourner, 5
Tubman, Harriet, 5
Video documentation, 17
Who Owns the Ice House?, 
112
“Woman Selling Jack Fruit,” 4–5
Wood, Donald, 4

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