What can be done to make enterprise more inclusive? How can we support entrepreneurship in underrepresented and disadvantaged communities?
Background
BEIS is striving to create fairer, inclusive and flexible workplaces so that everyone has the change to succeed, whilst balancing home and work life. We will unlock enterprise and cut burdens to help businesses start and grow, while reforming corporate governance and improving boardroom diversity. To that end, BEIS needs research to better understand the following:
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Related UKRI funded projects
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The Enterprise and Diversity Alliance: Promoting Knowledge Exchange in the New Era of Business Support
This project aims to establish the Enterprise and Diversity Alliance (EDA) as the United Kingdom's leading knowledge exchange network for entrepreneurship and minority businesses (that is, small enterprises owned by ethn...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly addresses the question by aiming to promote diversity and inclusivity in entrepreneurship, particularly for minority businesses, through the establishment of the Enterprise and Diversity Alliance.
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One Africa Network Project
Ethnic minority entrepreneurs (EMEs) have traditionally been associated with lower growth industry sectors (Jones and Ram, 2007; Carter _et al._, 2015; Ram _et al._, 2016, p. 6). This challenge has not been helped by slo...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically addresses the challenges faced by ethnic minority entrepreneurs and proposes solutions to support them in underrepresented communities.
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BIG IDEAs Initiative: Creating fairer and more productive workplaces
Discrimination and social inequalities continue to pervade the workplace. Despite investing “diversity-improving solutions” (e.g. diversity or unconscious bias trainings), most organisations have made little progress tow...
Funded by: UKRI FLF
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on creating fairer and more productive workplaces by addressing social inequalities and productivity challenges, which aligns with the goal of supporting entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities.