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Absent or overlooked? Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs

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  • Beldina Owalla
  • Tim Vorley
  • Tom Coogan
  • Helen Lawton Smith
  • Katy Wing

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Despite the widely recognised importance of diversity for business performance, knowledge concerning the support needs of under-represented groups is still limited. We adopt an intersectional approach to analyse the challenges and support needs of ethnic minority entrepreneurs, and those with disabilities, to participate in entrepreneurial activity in the UK. Our qualitative data is based on focus groups and semi-structured interviews. The findings suggest that engagement in entrepreneurship is influenced not just by minority status, but by the specific relations to other socio-demographic categories within which that status is embedded. Intersectional counter-frames form part of the strategies utilised by individuals to gain access to otherwise limited resources. We develop a conceptual model for promoting greater equality, diversity and inclusion, within an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and recommend a more holistic approach to realising inclusive economic growth. This includes adopting a hybrid/blended approach that combines targeted programs with the development of mainstream support programs.

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  • Beldina Owalla & Tim Vorley & Tom Coogan & Helen Lawton Smith & Katy Wing, 2021. "Absent or overlooked? Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs," International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(3), pages 231-261.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijeven:v:13:y:2021:i:3:p:231-261
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    1. Helen Lawton Smith & Beldina Owalla, 2023. "Mapping ethnic minority women entrepreneurs' support initiatives: experiences from the UK," Chapters, in: Colette Henry & Susan Coleman & Kate V. Lewis (ed.), Women's Entrepreneurship Policy, chapter 5, pages 103-122, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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