The illustration in the Table 4. also shows that majority of self-employed immigrants and the non-immigrants fall under the age of between 35-59 years old with 12.2, 15.5, 16.1 and 15.3 form immigrant women in Toronto CMA within the age brackets of 35 to 39, 40 to 44, 45 to 49, 50 to 54 and 55 to 59 respectively (Canada Statistics, 2011).
4.2 Common Barriers Encountered by Women Entrepreneurs
It is important to note that a high number of women immigrants than those who are non-immigrants usually face multiple type of barriers. The Table 5. (Pg. 51) illustrate most of the common barriers encountered by women entrepreneurs as was generated from the study of (Women’s Enterprise Center (WEC) 2014). The study shows the ranking of barriers between growth oriented entrepreneurs and WEC clients.
The difference in this give an explanation on the reason why more women (both immigrants and non-immigrants) usually consider such existing barriers as unique to the immigrants while on the same note, a …show more content…
Women entrepreneurs: Women who innovate initiate or adopt business actively are called women entrepreneurs. Those possessing degree experience very fewer barriers. Immigrants of business class usually encounter difficulties in a manner which is more frequent than the individuals who arrive as refugees or provincial nominees (Theurer, 2011). Worth noting again is based on the fact that recent immigrants who happened to have arrived after 1990 do face fewer barriers when compared to those who had arrived earlier.
According to Mitchell (2011), some of the factors are the benevolent business atmosphere, the difficulty to access job opportunities, the need of a source of income and government transfers. Also, immigrants experience several challenges in setting up their businesses. The challenges include lack of a solid business plan, a difference of culture around the enterprise, lack of knowledge about the community, and difficulty in accessing
4.2 Common Barriers Encountered by Women Entrepreneurs
It is important to note that a high number of women immigrants than those who are non-immigrants usually face multiple type of barriers. The Table 5. (Pg. 51) illustrate most of the common barriers encountered by women entrepreneurs as was generated from the study of (Women’s Enterprise Center (WEC) 2014). The study shows the ranking of barriers between growth oriented entrepreneurs and WEC clients.
The difference in this give an explanation on the reason why more women (both immigrants and non-immigrants) usually consider such existing barriers as unique to the immigrants while on the same note, a …show more content…
Women entrepreneurs: Women who innovate initiate or adopt business actively are called women entrepreneurs. Those possessing degree experience very fewer barriers. Immigrants of business class usually encounter difficulties in a manner which is more frequent than the individuals who arrive as refugees or provincial nominees (Theurer, 2011). Worth noting again is based on the fact that recent immigrants who happened to have arrived after 1990 do face fewer barriers when compared to those who had arrived earlier.
According to Mitchell (2011), some of the factors are the benevolent business atmosphere, the difficulty to access job opportunities, the need of a source of income and government transfers. Also, immigrants experience several challenges in setting up their businesses. The challenges include lack of a solid business plan, a difference of culture around the enterprise, lack of knowledge about the community, and difficulty in accessing