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Exploring the opportunities and challenges encountered by immigrant entrepreneurs in Eastern Cape Province Towns

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  • Jane Akusoba

    (Management College of Southern Africa, Australia)

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This research offers a comprehensive examination of immigrant entrepreneurship within Eastern Cape Province towns, with a specific focus on Sterkspruit and Aliwal-North The purpose of this was to investigate the opportunities and challenges faced by immigrant entrepreneurs within towns in the Eastern Cape Province. The qualitative research approach which followed a phenomenological research philosophy was adopted. The non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 10 immigrant entrepreneurs. Thereafter, in-depth interviews were employed in gathering primary data from the selected sample which is African and Asian immigrant entrepreneurs operating in the selected towns (Aliwal-North and Sterkspruit) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The results of the study indicate that immigrant entrepreneurs enjoy some opportunities and also are faced with challenges in doing business in these towns. The results furthermore indicate that immigrant entrepreneurs know the causes of their challenges as they explain them. The results also indicate the possible ways the challenges can be managed or overcome. The study, therefore, concluded that some of the opportunities and challenges identified by the interviewed participants were of South African government policies and regulations. It was therefore recommended that as a way of improving the handling of business engagement, immigrant entrepreneurs attend business workshops and exposes. Key Words:Immigrant Entrepreneurship, Eastern Cape Province, Economic Opportunities, Challenges, South African towns

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  • Jane Akusoba, 2024. "Exploring the opportunities and challenges encountered by immigrant entrepreneurs in Eastern Cape Province Towns," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 13(1), pages 47-63, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:13:y:2024:i:1:p:47-63
    DOI: 10.20525/ijrbs.v13i1.3031
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