Pathways to self-sufficiency: successful entrepreneurship for refugees

This study examined the successes and challenges of refugee entrepreneurs by interviewing 50 refugees, service providers, and technical assistance providers. Qualitative data analyses revealed that successes and challenges occurred both at the individual and family levels as well as at the community and agency levels. The findings underscore the need to acknowledge the importance of the personal characteristics of the individual entrepreneurs, to deal with the competing factors revolved around family commitments, to encourage agencies to provide sufficient literacy and financial training, and to have community collaborations for capacity-building. doi: 10.1300/J051v16n01_05 KEYWORDS. Refugees, refugee entrepreneurship, refugee employment, refugee service providers, refugee microenterprises