Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Disadvantaged entrepreneurs often create entrepreneurial ecosystems alongside, within, and in opposition to mainstream ecosystems focused on high-growth, high-technology ventures. Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem emphasizes the need for research on disadvantage using an entrepreneurial ecosystem lens and the failure of entrepreneurship policy to increase engagement for disadvantaged individuals and places. It highlights the importance of motives, resources, and access issues, such as gender and migrant status, and suggests targeted, supportive business-support programs.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 17 January 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

Disadvantaged entrepreneurs often create entrepreneurial ecosystems that exist alongside, within, and in opposition to mainstream ecosystems that prioritize high-growth, high-technology entrepreneurial ventures. This book, Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, seeks to address the lack of current research on disadvantage through an entrepreneurial ecosystem lens. It also highlights the failure of entrepreneurship policies to increase engagement in entrepreneurship for disadvantaged individuals and places. By examining the challenges faced by disadvantaged entrepreneurs in accessing, interacting with, and benefiting from the traditional entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE), the findings emphasize the importance of their motives for entrepreneurial activity, resources, and the impact of issues such as gender and migrant status on their access to these resources. Furthermore, the research in this book suggests that policymakers should implement targeted, supportive, business-support programs that consider the unique challenges faced by disadvantaged entrepreneurs. These programs should aim to provide the necessary support and resources to help these entrepreneurs succeed in their entrepreneurial endeavors.

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 161 x 238 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800714519