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Refugee women as entrepreneurs in Australia

The Stepping Stones to Small Business programme is a programme which provides business training, networking opportu ... Show more
The Stepping Stones to Small Business programme is a programme which provides business training, networking opportunities and mentoring for refugee women in Melbourne, Australia. The programme is appreciated by participants but has shown that 'entrepreneurship' is a problematic concept in the context of women from refugee backgrounds. Setting up a small business may be a decision made by refugee women out of necessity due to labour market barriers as much as out of ambition or 'entrepreneurship'. In this article, the author examines the push and pull factors which may influence the women to become entrepreneurs, and the elusiveness of commercial success.
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Authors: Van Kooy, John

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: Victoria; Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Forced migration review

Subjects: Migration; Employment; Gender ... [+] Show more