Abstract
Successful commercial enterprise born of entrepreneurial activity is increasingly recognised as a means
through which the world’s impoverished Indigenous minority peoples might attain financial
independence. Previous research has shown that owner-operators of successful Indigenous commercial
enterprises have little to no entrepreneurial training and that the key to successful entrepreneurship
education for Indigenous peoples is the combination of an empowering pedagogical approach and socioculturally relevant content. This paper is the product of over a decade of independent research within
North America, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland that examined the attributes of successful Indigenous
entrepreneurs and educational programs that benefited Indigenous students.
through which the world’s impoverished Indigenous minority peoples might attain financial
independence. Previous research has shown that owner-operators of successful Indigenous commercial
enterprises have little to no entrepreneurial training and that the key to successful entrepreneurship
education for Indigenous peoples is the combination of an empowering pedagogical approach and socioculturally relevant content. This paper is the product of over a decade of independent research within
North America, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland that examined the attributes of successful Indigenous
entrepreneurs and educational programs that benefited Indigenous students.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 59-74 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Journal of Business Diversity |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |