Assessing the main challenges faced by Mexican immigrant entrepreneurs when starting a business in Dublin

Caballero Alvarez, Victor Rolando (2024) Assessing the main challenges faced by Mexican immigrant entrepreneurs when starting a business in Dublin. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.

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Abstract

Migration is a global phenomenon that affects nearly 300 million people worldwide, as they seek to settle in places with better growth opportunities (International Organization for Migration, 2020). There are studies related to migration in Asia (Kloosterman and Rath, 2001). However, there is no literature review focusing on the specific experiences of Mexican entrepreneurs in the Irish context. This study aims to fill this gap by identifying and analyzing the main obstacles these entrepreneurs encounter, using the Isenberg (2010) Entrepreneurial Ecosystem framework.

This research follows the approach of Saunders et al. (2015), using a qualitative method with semi-structured interviews of seven Mexican business owners in Dublin to get a deep understanding of their experiences. The findings show that while Dublin provides a fairly supportive environment for migrant entrepreneurship (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 2022), there are still many important challenges and opportunities that need to be addressed. Specifically, migrant business owners often prefer to use their own money instead of seeking bank loans because they find it difficult to access financial services and feel that there is no support or incentives for small companies. Additionally, the study points out the lack of specific support systems for immigrant entrepreneurs, which makes their business ventures even more challenging.

This study also aims to be a foundation for future legal reforms that could help various international migrants start their businesses in Dublin.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Supervisors:	Name Email Hurley, David UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > Ireland > Dublin H Social Sciences > Economics H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory > Entrepreneurship J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration > International Migration > Immigration H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > New Business Enterprises
Divisions:	School of Business > Master of Science in Entrepreneurship
Depositing User:	Ciara O'Brien
Date Deposited:	01 Aug 2025 08:26
Last Modified:	01 Aug 2025 08:26
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8391

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