New ethnic minority business communities in Britain: challenges of diversity and informality for the UK business and policy frameworks.
Working paper
Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Syrett, S. and Lyon, F. 2008. New ethnic minority business communities in Britain: challenges of diversity and informality for the UK business and policy frameworks. London Middlesex University.
Type | Working paper |
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Title | New ethnic minority business communities in Britain: challenges of diversity and informality for the UK business and policy frameworks. |
Authors | Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Syrett, S. and Lyon, F. |
Abstract | Ethnic minority entrepreneurship in Britain is no longer mainly associated with established ethnic minority groups, notably, South Asian and Afro-Caribbean, but rather immigrant entrepreneurs are increasingly evident from the world over. This phenomenon, which is a product of the increasingly complex socio-economic geography that is emerging in many British cities as a result of globalisation, mass migration and the so called ‘diversification of diversity’, is particularly evident in the global ‘ethnic supermarket’ that is contemporary London. Yet, the phenomenon constitutes something of a challenge for mainstream business support organisations. The paper will therefore seek to address this challenge by exploring (a) the current understanding of the nature of entrepreneurship among new and emerging ethnic minority business communities; and (b) the relationship between such enterprise activity and the UK institutional business framework. The aim is to provide a basis for the development of policy strategies that can effectively engage with these groups, particularly with respect to the current interest in the possibilities for enabling transition from informal into formal enterprise activity. |
Research Group | Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) |
Publisher | Middlesex University |
Place of publication | London |
Publication dates | |
Nov 2008 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 Feb 2011 |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Working paper no 1. |
Web address (URL) | http://www.mdx.ac.uk/Assets/Ethnic_Min_Bus_Commu.pdf |
Language | English |
Institution name | Middlesex University |
Department name | Social Policy Research Centre |
File |
https://repository.mdx.ac.uk/item/83222
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