Although ethnic entrepreneurs from less-developed countries are common throughout Europe, they remain ‘unsung heroes’ according to some commentators. In socioeconomic terms, these immigrants were traditionally viewed largely as workers – specifically as suppliers of cheap, low-skilled...

The last few decades have shown a remarkable reappraisal of the smallbusiness sector. Since the 1970s, the gloomy orthodoxy notwithstanding, alarge number of people have set up shop and managed to survive in anincreasingly global economy. Their role in the economy has been publiclyacknowledged...