Cases on Entrepreneurship and Diversity

Edited by Dr. Spinder Dhaliwal, Reader in Entrepreneurship, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, UK

‘This book makes an important and timely contribution by addressing the unanswered questions that we have all been asking. The book presents a mixture of compelling case studies and case histories to illuminate the lived experiences of diverse entrepreneurs. The book is an essential read for academics, researchers and educators as it shines an important light on the importance of diversity in practical ways.’

• Contents:Introduction to Cases on Entrepreneurship and Diversity 1Spinder Dhaliwal 11 Sisters organizing for change: a historical case of women’senterprise support 3Debra Blisson2 Ailim Healing 23Thomas M. Cooney and Martina Brophy3 Leicester, UK: city of intercultural creativity and entrepreneurialplacemaking 41David Rae and Sudesh Sangray4 A tale of two female Pakistani entrepreneurs: the constraining andsupporting nature of norms 56Adila Khan, Philippa Ward and Robin Bown5 The outsidership dilemma of a healthtech start-up entering the USmarket 67Basel Hammoda6 Migrant entrepreneurship characteristics – a case study fromregional Australia 81Sujana Adapa and Subba Reddy Yarram7 I am a former refugee and a woman from an ethnic community: dothese shape my entrepreneurial journey? 101Nadeera Ranabahu, Huibert P. de Vries and Zhiyan Basharati8 AnatolianCraft: sustainable female entrepreneurship – a case studyfrom Turkey 114Gizem Kutlu9 Institutions and female entrepreneurship: the case of a familybusiness in China 128Shihang Su, Laura A. Costanzo and Knut Lange10 Female entrepreneurs and discrimination in South Africa:leveraging network embeddedness to access governmental supportfor social innovation 144Sindile Dlamini, Luca Cacciolatti and Ioannis Christodoulou11 Female entrepreneurship in a rural area – is mentoring the key tosuccess? 159Alison Theaker12 Mindset and entrepreneurial learning in social entrepreneurship:ListenField – a driving force of sustainable solutions and impact forfarmers 174Nattida Srisaracam13 Pikala Bikes, Marrakesh, Morocco: a social entrepreneurship company 186Richard George14 Nashtaa Café: the journey of Nisha Bajwa – entrepreneurialopportunity identification and development 200Emilee L. Simmons and Saba Bibi15 A quest for an identity 210Emilee L. Simmons and Saba Bibi16 Doubling down in gentrifying Brooklyn, New York City, USA 218Eda Sanchez-Persampieri, Katja Schroeder and Vincent Vazzana