TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethnic minority business support in the West Midlands
T2 - Challenges and developments
AU - Ram, Monder
AU - Trehan, Kiran
AU - Rouse, John
AU - Woldesenbet, Kassa
AU - Jones, Trevor
PY - 2012/6/1
Y1 - 2012/6/1
N2 - We examine the challenges and developments relating to the support of ethnic minority businesses (EMBs). The challenges pertain to the distinctiveness of business support needs, the 'mainstreaming' of EMB support, and the dynamics of delivery. An 'engaged scholarship' approach is adopted, on the basis of an examination of business support providers in the West Midlands. We find considerable evidence of 'policy learning' in respect of these challenges. Hence, a nuanced approach to EMB support needs is in evidence, and 'good practice' principles are adhered to in respect of mainstreaming and EMB engagement. However, the new era of austerity imperils many of these gains.
AB - We examine the challenges and developments relating to the support of ethnic minority businesses (EMBs). The challenges pertain to the distinctiveness of business support needs, the 'mainstreaming' of EMB support, and the dynamics of delivery. An 'engaged scholarship' approach is adopted, on the basis of an examination of business support providers in the West Midlands. We find considerable evidence of 'policy learning' in respect of these challenges. Hence, a nuanced approach to EMB support needs is in evidence, and 'good practice' principles are adhered to in respect of mainstreaming and EMB engagement. However, the new era of austerity imperils many of these gains.
KW - Business support
KW - Ethnic minority business
KW - Policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862671405&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1068/c11167b
U2 - 10.1068/c11167b
DO - 10.1068/c11167b
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84862671405
SN - 0263-774X
VL - 30
SP - 504
EP - 519
JO - Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
JF - Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy
IS - 3
ER -