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Entrepreneurship in 2022 is asking itself important questions that go beyond the traditional adage of “adding seats around the table.” Instead, it asks, what infrastructure do diverse entrepreneurs need to succeed in their small businesses? How do you create that infrastructure? And what magic takes place when you make room to address the needs of entrepreneurs who are part of diverse groups?
The following resources answer those questions. Originating from a plurality of entrepreneurs, small business owners, and creators, they shed light on challenges for entrepreneurs and small business owners from equity-seeking groups, including IBPOC, disabled, and neurodiverse entrepreneurs, and highlight and the ways they’ve used their talents, business acumen, and social savvy to create opportunities within. We’ll take you through the entrepreneurial journey, from beginning your research as an entrepreneur to connecting with your community to taking advantage of the programs and resources that exist to help make your business dream into reality. We hope these voices inspire and strengthen.
Be sure to check out the other posts in our Small Business Month blog series, and swing on by the curated displays at David Lam Management Research Library, running from October 19 to Oct 26, 2022. Have yourself a prosperous Small Business Month!
Step 1: Inspiration for Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Some of these titles are authored by entrepreneurs who were once at the dreaming and planning stages of their businesses; once they’d accomplished and matured their ventures, they wrote these volumes for others to find inspiration and drive in reading. Others shed new light on the landscape of entrepreneurship and work as a member of a diverse of equity-seeking group. There are multiple dimensions of diversity within these tomes; we strive to represent as many communities as possible.
Roth, S. (2018). Incorporating culture : how indigenous people are reshaping the northwest coast art industry. UBC Press.
Pimsleur, J. (2015). Million dollar women : the essential guide for female entrepreneurs who want to go big. Simon & Schuster.
Henry, C., Nelson, T., & Lewis, K. V. (eds). (2017). The Routledge companion to global female entrepreneurship. Routledge.
Morgan, H. M. (2020). Underdog Entrepreneurs A Framework of Success for Marginalized and Minority Innovators. Palgrave Macmillan.
Bach, M. (2020). Birds of all feathers : doing diversity and inclusion right. Page Two Books.
Smith, T., & Kirby, A. (2021). Neurodiversity at work : drive innovation, performance and productivity with a neurodiverse workforce. Kogan Page Limited.
Raeburn, N. C. (2004). Changing corporate America from inside out : lesbian and gay workplace rights. University of Minnesota Press.
Bendl, R., Bleijenbergh, I., Henttonen, E., & Mills, A. J. (eds). (2015). The Oxford handbook of diversity in organizations / edited by Regine Bendl, Inge Bleijenbergh, Elina Henttonen, Albert J. Mills. Oxford University Press.
Lafrance-Cooke, A., & Bemrose, R. (2022). Business Ownership Amongst Persons with Disabilities in Canada. StatCan.
Davis, D. J., & Chaney, C. (2013). Black women in leadership : their historical and contemporary contributions. Peter Lang.
Nooyi, I. K. (2021). My life in full : work, family, and our future. Portfolio/Penguin.
Sparks, E. (2017). Boss lady : how three women entrepreneurs built successful big businesses in the mid-twentieth century. University of North Carolina Press.
Donovan, R. (2018). Unleash Different: Achieving Success Through Disability. ECW Press.
Frozzini, J., & Law, A. (2017). Immigrant and migrant workers organizing in Canada and the United States : casework and campaigns in a neoliberal era. Lexington Books.
Saujani, R. (2013). Women who don't wait in line : break the mold, lead the way. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Dana, L-P., & Anderson, R. B. (eds). (2007). International handbook of research on indigenous entrepreneurship. Edward Elgar.
Brown, K. G., Doucette, M. B., & Tulk, J. E. (eds). (2016). Indigenous business in Canada : principles and practices. Cape Breton University Press.
Hilton, C. A. (2021). Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table. New Society Publishers.
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