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 \n3  \nSource/credit: Canva 2021.  \n30% migrant-born in Darwin vs. 29% in all Australia (2021 Census) Migrant women own and operate ~ 8% of all 10,466 businesses in Darwin (2016 Census)  \nDid not arrive as business migrants  \nMigrant and Australian-born women entrepreneurs most likely to be solopreneurs  \n4  \nSource: NT Budget Papers 2015-2016.  \nExploratory project on migrant women entrepreneurship, Darwin 2017-18  \nDiverse industries of operation  \nFood & beverage: @ markets, catering, selling on FB, cafes  \nServices: cleaning, hairdressing & beauty, migration advice, post-school classes forchildren, professional editing  \nHealthcare & soc . assistance: health clinics, family daycare centres  \nMotivations  \nDiscrimination in paid work  \nFinancial imperative when foreign qualifications are not recognised Business owners in the family (role models)  \nIntrinsic passion for business 5  \n2013-22 Start:ME Overview  \nSource: [startmeatl.org](startmeatl.org), 2022.  \n6  \nA small paid team of community passionates @ Emory University Paid program coordinators in Atlanta communities where Start:ME is offered  \nTrust and shared vision with community-based partners and funders that enabling micro/small business can contribute to economic mobility  \nYear-round promotion and support of participants & alumni enterprises, highlighting mentors and funders  \n7  \n% Place of birth of women interviewees in  \nStart:ME  \nBorn outside of  \nUSA, 67  \nBorn mainland USA, 22  \nBorn US Virgin  \nIslands  \n11  \n,  \nBorn outside USA – Asia 42%, Africa & Middle East-17%, Europe-17%, Caribbean-17%, South America 8%  \nBorn in mainland USA & VIs – 83% visible minorities  \n9  \nFamily situation, age group when in Start:ME  \n14 out of 18 women interviewees (77.7%) have at least 2 children, most of them still at home  \n13 women were married (72%), 11% single parents, 11% single  \nAge group distribution of women interviewees  \nwhen in Start:ME  \n46-62  31-42  21-25  \nSource: Author’s interviews with Start:ME participants, 2023.  \n10","cbCaipoWUKFrmxcd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipoWUKFrmxcd","pdf",1220551,27,"English","# Findings\n## What makes a successful micro-business accelerator?\n## Migrant women entrepreneurship context\n## Diverse industries and motivations\n## Start:ME program overview\n## Participant profiles and demographics","[{\"question\":\"What factors are identified as key to a successful micro-business accelerator?\",\"answer\":\"The material emphasizes community-based partnerships and funders’ shared vision, trust with partners, and year-round promotion and support for participants and alumni enterprises.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Start:ME frame migrant women entrepreneurs in terms of business structure?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that migrant and Australian-born women entrepreneurs are most likely to be solopreneurs.\"},{\"question\":\"What motivations drive participants to start and operate businesses?\",\"answer\":\"Motivations include discrimination in paid work, financial necessity when foreign qualifications are not recognized, family business role models, and intrinsic passion for entrepreneurship.\"}]","From Entrepreneurial Passion to Practice - Insights from Start:ME Micro-Business Accelerator | PDF",68]