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Empreendedorismo em Portugal de imigrantes de países fora da União Europeia
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O crescimento positivo do empreendedorismo imigrante na Europa e o reconhecimento da sua capacidade de criar novos postos de trabalho aumentaram a importância atribuída a esta temática a nível internacional. No entanto, em Portugal, pela escassez e dispersão de dados, a investigação ainda é limitada, importando caracterizar o empreendedorismo imigrante neste país, através da distinção por género, idade, nacionalidade, educação e atividades, e determinar qual o seu contributo. Assim, através de entrevistas semiestruturadas, foi possível obter depoimentos de imigrantes provenientes do Brasil, China, Bangladesh, Ucrânia, Rússia e Índia. Em suma, os empreendedores entrevistados contribuem positivamente em Portugal, criando emprego e transmitindo novos conhecimentos e competências. No que respeita à sua caracterização, os resultados revelaram uma maior presença masculina, empreendedores com idade acima dos 40 anos, de nacionalidade essencialmente brasileira, com qualificações média/alta e com investimentos sobretudo nos setores do retalho e prestação de serviços. Os entrevistados evidenciaram que a burocracia e a língua do país de acolhimento são algumas das dificuldades sentidas na concretização do seu empreendimento e que o envolvimento com associações empresariais e de imigrantes é reduzido.
The positive growth of immigrant entrepreneurship in Europe and the recognition of its ability to generate new jobs increased the importance associated to this topic in an international level. However, in Portugal, due to the scarcity and dispersion of data, research is still strongly limited, and it is important to characterize immigrant entrepreneurship in Portugal by gender, age, nationality, education level and sector of activity, and to consequently determinate what is its contribution. Thus, using semi-structured interviews, it was possible to gather testimonies from immigrants coming from Brazil, China, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia and India. Overall, the interviewed entrepreneurs make a positive contribution to Portugal, creating jobs and transmitting new knowledge and competences. In what concerns their demographic profile, results show a higher presence of male entrepreneurs above 40 years old, most of them Brazilian citizens, with medium to high education level and investing mostly in sectors such as retail and services. Interviewees pointed bureaucracy and the language of the host country as some of their difficulties in the establishment of their businesses, and that their involvement with corporate and migrant associations is low.
The positive growth of immigrant entrepreneurship in Europe and the recognition of its ability to generate new jobs increased the importance associated to this topic in an international level. However, in Portugal, due to the scarcity and dispersion of data, research is still strongly limited, and it is important to characterize immigrant entrepreneurship in Portugal by gender, age, nationality, education level and sector of activity, and to consequently determinate what is its contribution. Thus, using semi-structured interviews, it was possible to gather testimonies from immigrants coming from Brazil, China, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia and India. Overall, the interviewed entrepreneurs make a positive contribution to Portugal, creating jobs and transmitting new knowledge and competences. In what concerns their demographic profile, results show a higher presence of male entrepreneurs above 40 years old, most of them Brazilian citizens, with medium to high education level and investing mostly in sectors such as retail and services. Interviewees pointed bureaucracy and the language of the host country as some of their difficulties in the establishment of their businesses, and that their involvement with corporate and migrant associations is low.
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Empreendedorismo imigrante Contributos Imigração em Portugal Immigrant entrepreneurship Contributions Immigration in Portugal
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Paço, S., Ramos, M. C. P. (2018). Empreendedorismo em Portugal de imigrantes de países fora da União Europeia, HOLOS, ano 34, vol. 2, p. 365-385
