Barriers to Immigrant Entrepreneurship
- Kumar Gurung
- Oct 8, 2022
- 5 min read
Updated: Oct 8, 2022
One of the fundamental phenomena of the second decade of the 21st century (and one that becomes of great international interest) is immigrant entrepreneurship (Igboamazu, 2016; March-Chorda, 2021). Immigrant entrepreneurs are growing in the host countries, including in the U.S. (Awotoye, & Singh, 2018). They have started the business in the cities where they have relocated to (Lilius, & Hewidy, 2019); however, their firms are more likely to fade away and fail due to the demands of immigration (Pung et al., 2017). The Demands of Immigration (DI) comprises six correlated, reliable, valid scales determined by Brady et al. (2021). They are language barriers, sense of loss, not feeling at home, perceived discrimination, novelty, and occupation (Pung et al., 2017). Furthermore, it impacts immigrant entrepreneurs' intentions to engage in three specific entrepreneurial behaviors: venture formation, growth, and abandonment (Awotoye & Singh, 2018).
