Offering Minority Communities Equal Opportunities Through Entrepreneurship

A substantial body of research has been undertaken in recent years
giving prominence to the additional and distinctive challenges faced by
female entrepreneurs and by ethnic entrepreneurs. However, other groups
of minority entrepreneurs have received relatively little attention and
so remain underexplored within entrepreneurship literature. This article
introduces some of these minority communities (Ex–Prisoners, Disabled
People, Travellers/Gypsies, Grey and Gay) and highlights the research
opportunities that exist for entrepreneurship academics who might wish
to analyse such ‘silent’ minorities. These communities are all relatively
large in terms of population numbers, require tailored support to overcome
distinctive economic, social and personal obstacles, and would benefit
from critical appraisals of their circumstances.