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Barriers to ethnic minority and women’s enterprise: Existing evidence, policy tensions and unsettled questions

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This article presents an overarching review of the evidence regarding enterprise diversity. It discusses the context of ethnic minorities and women in enterprise and summarises research evidence relating to their relative access to finance, market selection and management skills. Policy within the field of diversity and enterprise is characterised by a number of tensions and unresolved questions including the presence of perceived or actual discrimination, the quantity and quality of ethnic minority and women-led businesses, potential market failure in the support provided to diverse enterprises and the substantive uniqueness of ethnic minority and women-led enterprises. Particular implications for policy and practice as well as directions for future research are discussed.

Source: International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship

DOI: 10.1177/0266242614556823

Authors: Sara Carter, Samuel Mwaura, Monder Ram, Kiran Trehan, Trevor Jones

Institutions: University of Strathclyde, University of Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth, Gender equality

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900