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9. The Blessing African Boutique and City Market Food: A Congolese Refugee Business in Darwin, Australia

Authors : Jane Ruparanganda, Edouard Ndjamba Ndjoku, Ram Vemuri

Published in: Refugee Entrepreneurship

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter explains how some refugees have economically contributed to their host countries. It highlights the barriers faced when refugees start businesses, thereby deterring them from entering the business sector. This chapter describes how an individual left his home country and arrived in Australia as a refugee and later became an entrepreneur through the use of social capital. The methodology used in analyzing this case was based on the incorporation of the individual as a co-author of the paper to bring an insider perspective to the discussion, since outsiders will never be able to grasp the complexities faced by refugee entrepreneurs.

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Title: The Blessing African Boutique and City Market Food: A Congolese Refugee Business in Darwin, Australia
Authors: Jane Ruparanganda
Edouard Ndjamba Ndjoku
Ram Vemuri
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Refugee Entrepreneurship
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-92533-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-92534-9

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92534-9_9