Minority Ethnic Enterprise in Scotland

Deakins, David; Smallbone, David; Ishaq, Mazhar; Whittam, Geoff; Wyper, Janette

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“…Although there have been a number of studies of ethnic minority family firms -and ethnic minority business in general -which address, in most cases, the issue of succession (for example, Bachkaniwala et al, 2001;Basu, 2004;Basu and Altinay, 2002;Bhalla et al, 2006;Crick and Chaudhury, 2004;Dhaliwal, 2000;Dhaliwal and Kangis, 2006;Deakins et al, 2005;Janjuha-Jivraj, 2004;Janjuha-Jivraj andWoods, 2002a, 2002b;Metcalf et al, 1996;Ram and Jones, 2002), none has addressed the role of enterprise education. This paper is the first that relates the younger generation"s participation in enterprise education to the ownership succession process.…”

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The impact of entrepreneurship education on succession in ethnic minority family firms

Hussain

Scott

Matlay

2010

Education + Training

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact that entrepreneurship education can have on succession in ethnic minority family firms that operate in the highly competitive UK economy. Design/methodology/approach -The paper employs a complex conceptual model of ethnic minority graduates' economic activities and outlines the possible influence that entrepreneurship education can have on succession in their family firms. An illustrative case study is presented of an ethnic minority graduate who returned to work in the family firm. Findings -It emerges that entrepreneurship education provision in UK HEIs is insufficiently customised to, and focused on, the specific entrepreneurial needs of graduates. Educators should take into account the complex socio-economic and cultural differences between native and ethnic minority learning environments. Effective entrepreneurship education emerges as crucial to the survival and growth of ethnic minority family businesses in the UK and could contribute positively to ownership transfer in this type of firm.Research limitations/implications -The proposed theoretical model has not been empirically tested and it is only indicative of the impact that entrepreneurship education could have on succession in small ethnic minority family businesses in the UK. Originality/value -Although prior research has explored various aspects of ownership succession, this article focuses specifically on the impact that entrepreneurship education can have on succession in small ethnic minority family firms.

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The impact of entrepreneurship education on succession in ethnic minority family firms

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Scott

Matlay

2010

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“…Studies across cities and countries often highlight similar issues for ethnic entrepreneurs with the most commonly recognised challenges are those relating to: access to finance; communication skills; statutory requirements and regulations; and shortages of co-ethnic staff (Oc and Tiesdell, 1999;Masurel, Nijkamp and Vindigni, 2004;Deakins et al, 2005). Whilst some of these factors are common to SMEs regardless of the ethnic background of the entrepreneur, they may be amplified (Fairlie, 2013).…”

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“…This pushes them towards their own communities for informal solutions. For example, the findings of Deakins et al (2005) indicate that ethnic minority entrepreneurs depend on personal and community sources for finance. In localities, such as Aberdeen where ethnic communities are smaller, and the resources available in the microsphere restricted, this may increase the issues around access to finance.…”

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“…The most commonly noted challenge faced by ethnic minority entrepreneurs is related to access to finance (CEEDR, 2000;Oc and Tiesdell, 1999;Masurel et al, 2004;Smallbone et al, 2005;Deakins et al, 2005;Ram et al, 2008). Although access to SME finance is identified as limiting growth and success of SMEs in general (Macartney, 2014), 'discouraged borrowers' who do not apply for finance fearing rejection or the conditions that will be attached may be an even greater issue (Freel et al, 2012).…”

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“…However, a vast majority of these studies have concentrated on entrepreneurs operating in areas with larger ethnic minority populations (Jones et al, 2014;Zhang, 2015), and less is known about the challenges faced by ethnic minority entrepreneurs operating in cities or towns with a smaller co-ethnic community to draw upon. Studies such as Deakins et al (2005), which have covered Scottish localities with lower concentrations including Aberdeen, have shown that small business ownership remains important for ethnic minority groups, accounting for a relatively high share of employment. However, often more detailed analysis such as that by Deakins et al (2007) have not always disaggregated these results from those of larger cities with more substantial ethnic minority populations.…”

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Challenges and issues facing ethnic minority small business owners

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Ullah

Thompson

2018

The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Studies investigating the challenges and barriers faced by ethnic minority entrepreneurs have often concentrated on areas where there is a large supportive ethnic minority community. Less work has been conducted on the experience of those entrepreneurs operating in cities where such ethnic resources may be less widely available. Considered from the perspective of mixed embeddedness framework, this study uses face-to-face interviews with 25 ethnic minority entrepreneurs to gain a greater understanding of the constraints experienced by the starting and running businesses in one such location, the Scottish city of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Although issues found by previous studies such as access to funding remain an issue, the entrepreneurs indicated problems with access to labour as United Kingdom Border Agency’s immigration rules and tightening of the Post Study Work visa have had a profound effect on these entrepreneurs. The results imply that the weakening of the ethnic resource microsphere has not opened up opportunities which are exploited by the entrepreneurs, but they have still been exposed to external forces from the regulatory macrosphere. Both entrepreneurs and policymakers need to think carefully about the retention, training and recruitment of staff. In particular, the wider ramifications of immigration rule changes need to be considered, but also whether entrepreneurs need to be more open to the potential of recruiting non-ethnic employees and if so what support is required to achieve this.

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Exploring intersectionality issues in entrepreneurial finance: Policy responses and future research directions

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Hussain

2019

Strategic Change

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Entrepreneurial finance scholars (and policy makers) need to adopt an intersectional approach to their analysis (and policymaking) and pay more attention to the interplay between the ownermanager characteristics of ethnicity/race, gender, and social class. As most literature on entrepreneurial finance treats ethnicity/race, gender, and class separately, an intersectional approach to analysis is complex, whether social (race, gender, and social class) or situational characteristics (entrepreneur vs. migrant/social or health-care worker). Women, ethnic minorities, and workingclass people are disadvantaged when seeking finance. We integrate the literature and propose intersectionality as a framework for policy makers, because the interplay between these characteristics can be addressed to develop innovative methods of finance. JEL Classification Code: G2, L26, J15, J16.

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Minority Ethnic Enterprise in Scotland

Cited by 44 publications

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The impact of entrepreneurship education on succession in ethnic minority family firms

The impact of entrepreneurship education on succession in ethnic minority family firms

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