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Immigrants’ Transnational Entrepreneurial Activities: the Case of Ghanaian Immigrants in Canada

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  • Amos Nkrumah

    (University College of the North B60)

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Immigrant entrepreneurship comes in two forms: domestic and transnational entrepreneurship. Domestic immigrant entrepreneurs depend on the host society for business success while transnational immigrant entrepreneurs depend on the contacts and partners in their countries of origin and other countries. In recent years, immigrants’ entrepreneurial activity has moved from the domestic to the transnational level because of the simultaneous business activities that such entrepreneurs conduct between their home and host countries. Transnational entrepreneurship has become one of the pathways that immigrants use to settle and integrate into the host society’s labor market, and at the same time contribute to their countries of origin. From this perspective, this paper explores the causes, nature, and practices of transnational entrepreneurial activities of Ghanaian immigrants in Canada. Using in-depth interviews and focus groups, the study finds that transnational entrepreneurship has become an essential strategy among Ghanaian immigrant entrepreneurs due to the large and growing number of immigrant communities and demand for ethnic products and services that are not produced in Canada. The study also finds that transnational entrepreneurship has become an avenue for immigrants to connect and create ties with Ghana and contribute to its economic development.

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  • Amos Nkrumah, 2018. "Immigrants’ Transnational Entrepreneurial Activities: the Case of Ghanaian Immigrants in Canada," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 195-211, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joimai:v:19:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1007_s12134-017-0535-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s12134-017-0535-z
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    1. Paul Adjei Kwakwa, 2012. "Mobile Phone Usage by Micro and Small Scale Enterprises in Semi-Rural Ghana," International Review of Management and Marketing, Econjournals, vol. 2(3), pages 156-164.
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    1. Mary Jean Hande & Ayesha Mian Akram & Shelley Condratto, 2020. "“All of This Happens Here?”: Diminishing Perceptions of Canada through Immigrants’ Precarious Work in Ontario," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 711-729, September.
    2. Dae Young Kim, 2023. "The Transnational Activities of Korean Immigrant Women in the USA: a Content Analysis of MissyUSA Life Q&A Webpage," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 1257-1279, September.
    3. Sandoz Laure & Mittmasser Christina & Riaño Yvonne & Piguet Etienne, 2022. "A Review of Transnational Migrant Entrepreneurship: Perspectives on Unequal Spatialities," ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, De Gruyter, vol. 66(3), pages 137-150, October.

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