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Enterprising Refugees: Contributions and Challenges in Deprived Urban Areas

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  • Fergus Lyon

    (Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR), Middlesex University Business School, UK)

  • Leandro Sepulveda

    (Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR), Middlesex University Business School, UK)

  • Stephen Syrett

    (Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (CEEDR), Middlesex University Business School, UK)

Abstract

The role of enterprise in addressing the problems of deprived urban areas has been an area of emphasis within recent British urban policy. Yet the potential for such policies among increasingly diverse and often highly deprived populations remains poorly understood. This issue is particularly pertinent with respect to refugees where self-employment and enterprise creation is a route pursued by some, yet there remains limited understanding of the role and impact of enterprise within refugee communities and the constraints they face. Drawing upon original primary data, this paper presents findings related to the local impacts of refugee enterprises, the constraints refugees face in starting and running enterprises, and the adequacy of existing business support infrastructure to their needs. The paper concludes with a consideration of the challenges for the future development of business support policy and services for refugees.

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  • Fergus Lyon & Leandro Sepulveda & Stephen Syrett, 2007. "Enterprising Refugees: Contributions and Challenges in Deprived Urban Areas," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 22(4), pages 362-375, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:22:y:2007:i:4:p:362-375
    DOI: 10.1080/02690940701736769
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    1. Monder Ram & David Smallbone, 2003. "Policies to support ethnic minority enterprise: the English experience," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 151-166, January.
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    1. Barak-Bianco, Anda & Raijman, Rebeca, 2015. "Asylum seeker entrepreneurs in Israel," economic sociology. perspectives and conversations, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, vol. 16(2), pages 4-13.

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