Cases on Entrepreneurship and Diversity

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

Contents:

Introduction to Cases on Entrepreneurship and Diversity 1
Spinder Dhaliwal 1
1 Sisters organizing for change: a historical case of women’s
enterprise support 3
Debra Blisson
2 Ailim Healing 23
Thomas M. Cooney and Martina Brophy
3 Leicester, UK: city of intercultural creativity and entrepreneurial
placemaking 41
David Rae and Sudesh Sangray
4 A tale of two female Pakistani entrepreneurs: the constraining and
supporting nature of norms 56
Adila Khan, Philippa Ward and Robin Bown
5 The outsidership dilemma of a healthtech start-up entering the US
market 67
Basel Hammoda
6 Migrant entrepreneurship characteristics – a case study from
regional Australia 81
Sujana Adapa and Subba Reddy Yarram
7 I am a former refugee and a woman from an ethnic community: do
these shape my entrepreneurial journey? 101
Nadeera Ranabahu, Huibert P. de Vries and Zhiyan Basharati
8 AnatolianCraft: sustainable female entrepreneurship – a case study
from Turkey 114
Gizem Kutlu
9 Institutions and female entrepreneurship: the case of a family
business in China 128
Shihang Su, Laura A. Costanzo and Knut Lange
10 Female entrepreneurs and discrimination in South Africa:
leveraging network embeddedness to access governmental support
for social innovation 144
Sindile Dlamini, Luca Cacciolatti and Ioannis Christodoulou
11 Female entrepreneurship in a rural area – is mentoring the key to
success? 159
Alison Theaker
12 Mindset and entrepreneurial learning in social entrepreneurship:
ListenField – a driving force of sustainable solutions and impact for
farmers 174
Nattida Srisaracam
13 Pikala Bikes, Marrakesh, Morocco: a social entrepreneurship company 186
Richard George
14 Nashtaa Café: the journey of Nisha Bajwa – entrepreneurial
opportunity identification and development 200
Emilee L. Simmons and Saba Bibi
15 A quest for an identity 210
Emilee L. Simmons and Saba Bibi
16 Doubling down in gentrifying Brooklyn, New York City, USA 218
Eda Sanchez-Persampieri, Katja Schroeder and Vincent Vazzana