1st Edition

Immigrant Entrepreneurship Opportunities, Ventures and Outcomes in a Global Market

By Tamaralaiyefa Tiemo Copyright 2026
214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

Analysing immigration around the world, Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Opportunities, Ventures and Outcomes in a Global Market illuminates how immigrant entrepreneurs overcome barriers to mobilise resources across diverse socio-economic environments. Drawing on case studies from Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere, the author explores how contemporary migration patterns,... Read more

1. Introduction: the global landscape of immigrant entrepreneurship Part 1: Theoretical perspectives and structural dynamics  2. Towards a multidimensional understanding of immigrant entrepreneurship: a reconceptualised mixed embeddedness framework  3. Structural barriers and adaptive strategies in immigrant entrepreneurship:  innovation, inclusion, and institutional engagement Part 2: Case studies of immigrant entrepreneurship in global contexts  4. Immigrant entrepreneurship in North America: identity, innovation and institutional engagement across urban contexts  5. Immigrant entrepreneurship in Western Europe: embedded agency, cultural capital and urban transformation  6. Immigrant entrepreneurship in Oceania: intersectionality, translocal agency and institutional navigation  7. Immigrant entrepreneurship in the Middle East: navigating institutional fragmentation, legal precarity and adaptive strategies  8. Immigrant entrepreneurship in Latin America: transnational adaptation, informal practices and institutional fragmentation  9. Immigrant entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: navigating informality, exclusion and transnational opportunity structures  10. Conclusion: the future of immigrant entrepreneurship   

Biography

Tamaralaiyefa Harold Tiemo, PhD, is a senior lecturer in Global Business and Entrepreneurship at Global Banking School, UK (affiliated with Oxford Brookes University). He is also an economic development consultant focused on policy and enterprise growth in Delta State, Nigeria.

“This book offers a much-needed global perspective on immigrant entrepreneurship, moving beyond the traditional focus on North America and Western Europe. Through rigorous analysis and a rich comparative framework, it illuminates the diverse trajectories of immigrant entrepreneurs across varied institutional landscapes. It certainly makes a significant and timely contribution to the field of migration and entrepreneurship studies.” 

Professor Nicholas Theodorakopoulos, Aston Business School, Aston University, United Kingdom 

“This is an excellent resource to get an understanding of immigrant entrepreneurship in different contexts.”  

Dr Nadeera Ranabahu, UC Business School, University of Canterbury, New Zealand