“…Refugee entrepreneurs suffer an absence of tangible assets in the form of formal financial support, via banks, municipalities, or microcredit funds, diversity and inclusion policies, and/or state‐supported guidance, via mentors, incubators, or coaching, to navigate administrative and legal procedures (Hirst et al, 2021; Welzel, 2014). Social networks and financial support from family and friends in the host country (Finland) influence how disadvantaged entrepreneurs from ethnic minorities adapt innovation, as a survival dynamic, in their restaurant operations to overcome lack of state funding and adjust to the disruptions resulting from the COVID‐19 pandemic (Arslan et al, 2021; Mousa & Abdelgaffar, 2023; Mousa et al, 2023). Despite the smaller networks they have in their host countries, refugees have been found to engage in “network bricolage” or to resourcefully mobilize their networks to maintain and grow their ventures (Harima, 2022; Kwong et al, 2019).…”