Motivations for Business Start‐up: Are There any Differences Between Disabled and Non‐disabled Microfinance Clients?

Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy; Zamore, Stephen

doi:10.1002/jid.3196

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“…Although there is a high presence of authors, institutions, and countries that are considered developing countries, there is also very high participation of actors and institutions from richer countries. Thus, the research article covers the gap of assuming that financial inclusion is only focused on the economic development of emerging countries or people with limited resources but also covers other groups of people present in rich countries, such as the elderly (see, e.g., [78,79]), youth (see, e.g., [80,81]) or people with disabilities (see, e.g., [82,83]). This research article is unique in the literature that shows the main characteristics of research in the Financial Inclusion, identifying the authors, journals, institutions, countries, international cooperation networks and research lines, thus helping the researchers to focus their investigations on current trends in the research field.…”

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Research Advances on Financial Inclusion: A Bibliometric Analysis

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With intensifying competition in the financial system, new strategic applications are constantly being devised in the search for greater efficiency. In consequence, decisions are commonly based on locating and retaining market segments with high added value, and those which fail to supply the profitability required by the market are “excluded”. The aim of this study is to analyse the research advances made in the field of financial inclusion and the main lines of investigation currently being addressed by means of a bibliometric analysis. Among the scientific community, there is growing interest in this study area. The most assiduous in this respect are SA Asongu (the most productive author), Enterprise Development and Microfinance (the journal that has published the most articles in this field), Makerere University, Uganda (the most productive institution) and India (the country where most recent studies have taken place). Foreseeably inspiring future research, there is currently great interest in developing a more accessible financial system, especially through the use of digital money (Fintech) as an instrument to promote financial inclusion. For all this, a line of research is proposed that also includes the proposals from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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“…Do establishment motives look different for people with disabilities compared to people without disabilities? Beisland, Mersland, and Zamore (2016) answer this question by comparing recipients, both with and without disabilities, of micro-loans in Ecuador. Among both groups, the most common reasons for starting a business were to make more money, to supplement the family income, and to be self-employed.…”

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Motives for entrepreneurship and establishing one’s own business among people with disabilities: Findings from a scoping review

Norstedt

Germundsson

2021

Disability & Society

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As people with disabilities often face difficulties entering the labour market, entrepreneurship and self-employment are often regarded as an opportunity to gain employment and earn a living. This article presents a scoping review that aims to investigate what establishment motives previous studies have identified for self-employment and entrepreneurship among people with disabilities. Four themes emerged: economic motives; flexibility and self-determination; avoiding discrimination; and personal development and being able to contribute something. In the article we discuss the results and relate them to the general discourse on entrepreneurship, which often includes the concept of autonomy. We argue that the findings suggest implications for how to develop support and strategies for this group, to help them avoid ending up in an even more vulnerable position. In this work, the individual's own motives for establishment are of great value. Points of interest• People with disabilities often find it difficult to find paid work. One way to earn an income is to start their own business. • This article summarizes the findings of 16 research articles and one book chapter on why people with disabilities start their own business. • The findings from earlier studies show that people with disabilities have different motives for starting their own business, such as economic reasons; to be independent and be able to decide their working patterns; to avoid being discriminated; for personal development; and to be able to contribute positively to the lives of others. • To be able to provide appropriate support, different stakeholders, such as politicians and professionals, need to know why people with disabilities start their own businesses.

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“…Authors such as Bengioshu and Balta (2011) suggest that the use of people with disabilities would improve the quality of service and efficiency, thus reducing the costs of the employing company. In practice, however, discrimination by employers plays an important role in the low employment rates of people with disabilities (Beisland, Mersland and Zamore, 2016), while those who find employment tend to be do so in badly-paid jobs that require few skills (Meager and Higgins, 2011).…”

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Monetising the social value of inclusive entrepreneurship: the case of the Abono Café social economy enterprise

Barba‐Sánchez

Martín

Estevez³

2021

Ciriec-España

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The fact that so many people with disabilities are unemployed is a cause for concern among those responsible for employment and creating social policies, and also for families and stakeholders themselves. Self-employment, which is understood as the creation of businesses, could be a means to mitigate this problem. The market evaluation of this type of company should consider not only its economic, but also its social results in terms of both cost savings for various public administrations and the generation of social value. This includes taking advantage of the talent of an important part of the population or increasing the wellbeing of people with disabilities, thus making decent employment possible as regards all that is sought by Sustainable Development Objective (SDA) 8 of the United Nations (UN) Agenda 2030. The objective of this work is, therefore, to monetise the social value of this type of undertaking through the use of a case study: that of the Abono Café company. The results show that the non-market value of this company greatly exceeds its market value, thus confirming its potential to generate social value for its stakeholders. The multiplying effect of the funds that Public Administrations allocate to the promotion of this type of initiative among people with disabilities makes them a useful tool and represents a change in the design of public policies, both on a social and employment level.

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Motivations for Business Start‐up: Are There any Differences Between Disabled and Non‐disabled Microfinance Clients?

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Research Advances on Financial Inclusion: A Bibliometric Analysis

Research Advances on Financial Inclusion: A Bibliometric Analysis

Motives for entrepreneurship and establishing one’s own business among people with disabilities: Findings from a scoping review

Monetising the social value of inclusive entrepreneurship: the case of the Abono Café social economy enterprise

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