Inclusive Ventures: Navigating Entrepreneurial Ecosystems & Economic Policies for Black and Minority Entrepreneurs
A special issue of Administrative Sciences (ISSN 2076-3387).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 1162
Special Issue Editor
Interests: entrepreneurship issues in black- and minority-owned ventures; challenges within black entrepreneurship ecosystems; macro-economic issues in the U.S. economy; entrepreneurial opportunity recognition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Black and minority households in the U.S. trail the national average and White households when it comes to economic factors such as employment, income, and wealth. A significant issue that contributes to these disparities is lower rates of new venture creation and successful business ownership within Black and minority communities. While research has sought to explain this underperformance, no consensus has been reached. Moreover, the role of systemic racism remains underexplored. Utilizing an entrepreneurial ecosystem framework, and a systemic racism theory lens, Singh and Nurse (2024) more specifically discussed challenges faced by Black entrepreneurs and presented a model illustrating the issues. They argued that structural and institutional racism has resulted in lower access to inter-connected resources within Black entrepreneurial ecosystems which has hindered new venture creation and productive entrepreneurship. Similar issues impact other minority groups in the U.S. Improving Black and minority entrepreneurship could help reduce the racial economic gaps and understanding the reasons for diminished new venture creation within these communities is vital for the development of effective public policy solutions.
The aim of this Special Issue is to further explore challenges within Black and minority entrepreneurial ecosystems in order to better understand the scope and breadth of the issues facing these entrepreneurs and their communities that hinder successful Black and minority new venture creation. Moreover, the issue is aimed at addressing:
The general trends in diminished rates of Black and minority entrepreneurship.
- The role and importance of Black and minority entrepreneurship to addressing racial wealth gaps in the U.S.
- Systemic, structural, organizational, institutional, cultural and societal obstacles related to entrepreneurial ecosystems that hinder Black and minority new venture creation.
- Needed changes and potential solutions through new and unique public policies to address the diminished rates of Black and minority entrepreneurship.
Besides these proposed topics, we encourage other topics that review and question the existing research and practice on the issues surrounding Black and minorityentrepreneurship. Both review and research papers using various methodological approaches are welcomed.
Reference
Singh, R. P. & Nurse, S. (2024). Addressing the racial wealth gap and structural racism through increased black entrepreneurship: An entrepreneurial ecosystem perspective. The Review of Black Political Economy. 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00346446231226402
Please feel free to contact the Guest Editor ([email protected]) if you have any questions.
We look forward to your valuable submissions and input on this important subject.
Dr. Robert P. Singh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- black and minority entrepreneurship
- entrepreneurial ecosystems
- racial economic disparity
- social and economic justice
- structural racism
- diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
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