Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs' support initiatives: experiences from the UK

Smith, Helen Lawton; Owalla, Beldina

doi:10.4337/9781800374652.00013

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“…In the IEE concept, networks fulfil four system elements of the Stam model: leadership, finance, knowledge and intermediaries, in addition to networking. Two more system elements make up the inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems approach [4]. These are the role of advocacy in driving forward the inclusivity agenda and local and national policy frameworks.…”

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“…However, when marginal populations which are characterised by a lack of network centrality [28] are examined, there is a shift in the primacy of entrepreneurial agency towards other frameworks and system conditions of EEs. This is the conceptual advance of the IEE approach [4]. It contributes to broadening the conventional entrepreneurship paradigm by placing a particular set of entrepreneurial actions and actors at the heart of the concept.…”

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“…Four are those highlighted above from the Stam (2015) [7] framework: leadership, finance, knowledge and intermediaries (in this case, specialised support networks that potentially provide leverage between all of these elements). In addition, are two more from the IEE approach [4]. These are the role of advocacy in driving forward the inclusivity agenda and local and national policy frameworks.…”

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“…This paper provides evidence on how urban places affect interaction through the actions of specialised networks within Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (IEE) [4], which are the source of and conduits for entrepreneurial support. It answers the question, "How are disabled entrepreneurs embedded in public spaces?"…”

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confidence: 99%

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Public Spaces, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Connecting Disabled Entrepreneurs to Urban Spaces

Smith

2023

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In the UK and in many other countries, the lack of support for disabled entrepreneurs is an economic, cultural, and societal issue. This is because while disabled entrepreneurs belong to and contribute to public spaces, there are often barriers to their full engagement in the local economy. Where interaction is well established, such entrepreneurs add to the cultural richness of places, to personal and societal well-being and economically by wealth creation. The goal of the study is to identify what can be done to overcome the marginalisation of disabled entrepreneurs, which leads to increased local equality of opportunity, thereby adding to the diversity of local economies and, thus, to a more inclusive society. However, as the evidence from this study of the geography of specialised networks which support disabled entrepreneurs in the UK shows, the entrepreneurial capacity of public spaces (inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems) for disabled entrepreneurs is better in some places and entirely absent in others. It is this local dimension that has been missing in other studies of disabled entrepreneurs. By focusing on the formal networks that have been established to support disabled entrepreneurs rather than the entrepreneurs themselves, the particular knowledge gap that this paper addresses is the importance of the networks in making those connections and bringing about systemic change in urban spaces. They do this in three ways. They provide access to resources that disabled entrepreneurs need to start and grow a business; in turn, they need to engage with other local public and private sector organisations in order to sustain their own activities, and by their role as advocates on behalf of their members through their leadership, they increase the visibility of disabled entrepreneurs within urban spaces. The contribution to academic literature is to explore the interconnection between the agency of particular organisations to improve inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems and overcome embedded exclusion within urban spaces. Examples from the UK and from the USA provide empirical insights into what can be done.

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Public Spaces, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Connecting Disabled Entrepreneurs to Urban Spaces

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2023

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“…Similarly, women's business in Tanzania plays a major role in SMEs sector, they account about 54% and 60% of SMEs and Micro enterprises respectively [4,7].…”

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Understanding Barriers to Development and Growth in Women, Ethnic, and Minority Entrepreneurship

Mnasi,

Arthur,

Omari

2024

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Aim: The study aimed to investigate factors contributing to the success of specific ethnic entrepreneurs over others and to identify challenges hindering the growth of businesses owned by women, ethnic groups, and minorities. Methodology: The study employed a mix of positivism and interpretivism philosophy and utilized a descriptive survey design employing a cross-sectional method to gather and analyze data. The objectives and purpose of the study influence the decision toward the selection of research design, it is necessary to select a research design that matches the problem studied. Data were collected from sample comprised 30 respondents selected randomly from three distinct groups: women entrepreneurs, ethnic entrepreneurs, and minority entrepreneurs within Dar es salaam, using simple randomly sampling technique. The study employed in-depth interview to collect information from entrepreneurs’ women entrepreneurs, ethnic entrepreneurs, and minority entrepreneurs situated in various locations in Dar-es-Salaam. Data analysis was conducted using the content analysis method, where gathered data were coded, aligned according to discernible patterns, quantified and transformed into numerical values. Findings: The study found various factors contributing to the success of confident ethnic entrepreneurs, including motivations, opportunity structure, group characteristics, predisposing factors, and customer relationships. Challenges hindering women and minority-owned businesses included social-cultural barriers, financial constraints, and market accessibility challenges. Based on the study's findings, recommendations were made, including launching a nationwide campaign to address negative mindsets about women in business, developing specialized financial schemes for small businesses, and advocating for support groups and entrepreneurship clubs to tackle market challenges collectively.

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Applying the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Concept to Regional Entrepreneurship Policy Analysis

Potter,

Smith

2024

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Cities and Regions

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Given substantial regional variations in rates of productive entrepreneurship within countries, a critical task for policymakers is to identify what is influencing the generation of productive start-ups and scale-ups in different cities and regions and what policy levers can be used to improve their performance. This chapter discusses the application of Stam’s (2015) conceptual framework to the provision of place-based policy advice through case study analyses in five regions in two countries (United Kingdom and Poland). Based on a combination of quantitative data analysis and qualitative stakeholder discussions, the analysis shows that there are variations across regions in some of the dimensions of entrepreneurial ecosystems requiring most policy attention. Although some of the same policy issues occur in all or most of the regional contexts, the responses to them often need to be different. Drawing on the experiences from the case studies, the chapter discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the entrepreneurial ecosystems conceptual framework for the purpose of policy development. While offering the advantages of focusing on impactful entrepreneurship, institutional conditions, and spatial disparities and viewing policy as a holistic package, challenges include defining dimensions that correspond closely to the influences on entrepreneurship, finding sufficiently fine-grained quantitative indicators for the dimensions, and identifying which policy interventions should receive the greatest priority in a region. In addition, a sectoral differentiation will often be needed within regional entrepreneurial ecosystem analysis, and more comprehensive policy support is likely to be needed in weaker ecosystems.

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Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs' support initiatives: experiences from the UK

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Public Spaces, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Connecting Disabled Entrepreneurs to Urban Spaces

Public Spaces, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Connecting Disabled Entrepreneurs to Urban Spaces

Understanding Barriers to Development and Growth in Women, Ethnic, and Minority Entrepreneurship

Applying the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Concept to Regional Entrepreneurship Policy Analysis

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