“There are foreigners from many countries living in your country:” migrant entrepreneurship in the institutional environment of the new destination host country
“There are foreigners from many countries living in your country:” migrant entrepreneurship in the institutional environment of the new destination host country

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – The study aims to investigate the perceived institutional barriers of migrant entrepreneurship faced ina new destination host country and the abilities of local authorities to support migrant entrepreneurship.Design/methodology/approach – We applied the qualitative research method based on the focus groupdiscussions. Migrants from two sub-groups (Ukrainian, n 5 19 and other, n 5 15) participated in four focusgroups conducted between February 2023 and July 2024 in one of the cities in Poland, which constitutes a newimmigrant destination country.Findings – We found some perceived formal barriers in migrant entrepreneurship in the new destinationcountry, similar to those of migrants regardless of their country of origin, such as language barriers, lack ofcomprehensive information on running a business, lack of legal and advisory support and bureaucracy.Migrants’ origin (Ukrainian vs non-Ukrainian) also influences differences in their perceived access to funding,and their stability and legal aspects of residence affect their entrepreneurial activities.Originality/value – Our results contribute to the discussion on migrant entrepreneurship from the perspective ofthe new destination host country. We recognize similarities and differences in migrants’ barriers toentrepreneurship depending on their origin. We discovered nuances in the perception of institutional barriers inthe context of migrant diversity and how non-Ukrainian migrants feel treated as “worse” migrants.

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