Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 13 Issue 1/2

Guest editorial

Vanessa Ratten

Beyond words and rhetoric – small voluntary organisations and effective refugee integration in the communities

Dieu Hack-Polay, Paul Agu Igwe

Integration is a complex, contested and multidimensional concept. This paper aims to examine the impact of small voluntary agencies (SVA) in the integration of refugees into…

Indigenous business success: a hybrid perspective

Ruth Omonigho Mrabure

This paper aims to address the notion that the relationship between being indigenous and business success is inconclusive because there are tensions between indigenous values and…

Long and winding road?: Barriers and supporting factors as perceived by entrepreneurs with disabilities

Sara Csillag, Zsuzsanna Gyori, Carmen Svastics

The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the barriers entrepreneurs with disabilities (EWD) face when establishing their own enterprises, as well as the supporting…

Encouraging the subsistence artisan entrepreneurship in handicraft and creative contexts

Jéssica Ferreira, Bruno Miguel Sousa, Francisco Gonçalves

This study aims to establish a relationship between creative tourism and experiences in the traditional handicrafts of Barcelos (Portugal). Based on a qualitative approach, it…

Mapping of scientific coverage on education for Entrepreneurship in Higher Education

Amador Durán-Sánchez, María de la Cruz Del Río-Rama, José Álvarez-García, Diego Fernando García-Vélez

The purpose of this paper is to present an in-depth analysis of the current state of research related to Education for Entrepreneurship in Higher Education. Education for…

Artistic orientation, financial literacy and entrepreneurial performance

Boyke Rudy Purnomo

This study aims to examine the relationship between artistic orientation and entrepreneurial performance and how other central entrepreneurial resources, namely, entrepreneurial…

The potential of South Africa’s “Boers”: Dutch immigrant farmer to modern-day Afrikaner entrepreneur

Warren Lloyd

Due to the limited research on minority entrepreneurs in Africa, this paper aims to investigate the specific motivation of the current-day Afrikaner community group in South…

Impact assessment of funding on technology acquisition by small businesses: A case study of hair salons in a South African municipality

Nnamdi O. Madichie, Nosiphiwe Mpiti, Patient Rambe

This study aims to examine the influence of funding on the technology acquisition by small businesses in a metropolitan municipality, Mangaung, which governs Bloemfontein and…

Recommendations for under-represented entrepreneurship

Saurav Pathak

The purpose of this study is to make strategic recommendations that benefit under-represented entrepreneurship (UE).

Older entrepreneurship: a literature review and research agenda

Vanessa Ratten

Mature age or older entrepreneurship is an understudied but important area of research due to the ageing population and changing demographics in society. The purpose of this study…

Educational immigrants: evidence from Chinese young entrepreneurs in the UK

Wei Chen, Kayhan Tajeddini, Vanessa Ratten, Saloomeh Tabari

While the contribution of educational students to the economies of developed countries is critical, educational immigrants rarely find employment in the regulated unionized…