“…This approach, which is often used to explore entrepreneurial careers more generally (Grabher, 2001(Grabher, , 2002a(Grabher, , 2002bEkinsmyth, 2002;Antcliff, et al 2007;Adams and Demaiter, 2008), suggests successful bricolage depends on the nature of the resources or forms of capital at the disposal of BME entrepreneurs (see Ram et al 2008). Bourdieu extends the term 'capital' to refer to all the material and symbolic goods that are rare and worthy of being sought after in a particular social formation, discriminating between four types of capital: briefly (1) economic capital indicates access to material resources, (2) social capital indicates access to benefits and favours from more or less formal social ties, (3) cultural capital indicates knowledge and skills acquired via education and experiences, and (4) symbolic capital indicates prestige and honour derived from personal attributes, including qualifications and group membership.…”