JOURNAL OF BUSINESS DIVERSITY

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Indigenous and Other Minorities: Towards a Strong

Sense of Self, Tangible Skills and Active Participation Within Society

Author(s): Dennis Foley

Citation: Dennis Foley, (2012) "Teaching Entrepreneurship to Indigenous and Other Minorities: Towards a Strong

Sense of Self, Tangible Skills and Active Participation Within Society," Journal of Business Diversity, Vol.12, Iss. 2, pp. 59 - 76

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Successful commercial enterprise born of entrepreneurial activity is increasingly recognised as a means

through which the world’s impoverished Indigenous minority peoples might attain financial

independence. Previous research has shown that owner-operators of successful Indigenous commercial

enterprises have little to no entrepreneurial training and that the key to successful entrepreneurship

education for Indigenous peoples is the combination of an empowering pedagogical approach and socioculturally

relevant content. This paper is the product of over a decade of independent research within

North America, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland that examined the attributes of successful Indigenous

entrepreneurs and educational programs that benefited Indigenous students.