Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs in Italy: The Case of The Polish Community

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to investigate the immigrant women entrepreneurship phenomenon in Italy by focusing on the Polish experience. Stemming from the most current data on immigration in Italy and on immigrant women entrepreneurs and women-led firms, by analysing the regions in which these firms are grounded and the economic sectors in which they are mostly involved, this chapter presents the research programme the two authors of this book have been involved in over the last year and the first preliminary results. Specifically, the two authors engaged to compare the experiences, difficulties and opportunities of immigrant women entrepreneurs of different ethnicities/communities located in Italy. The final goal is to analyse if and how the socio-cultural background of these women counts, if and how it affects their way of doing business and what is the influence of the socio-cultural Italian context. The first group of immigrant women entrepreneurs that the authors decided to analyse are the Polish. Accordingly, this chapter presents data on Polish women entrepreneurs based in Italy and the results of an interview with an expert on this community.

Citation

Poggesi, S. (2024), "Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs in Italy: The Case of The Polish Community", Current Trends in Female Entrepreneurship: Innovation and Immigration (Entrepreneurial Behaviour Series), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 101-127. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83549-101-020241010