Notions of social inclusion and the need to combat social exclusion have become popular areas of attention in academic and policy circles. The importance of small firms and entrepreneurship as a means to raising inclusion has been emphasized in these new agendas. <italic>A priori</italic>, there are a number of...

The authors examine the provision of enterprise support to ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) in five cities in the United Kingdom. The central focus is on the nature of support provision, including relationship with the commercial banks. It is well established that EMBs are underrepresented as...

Noting that ethnic minority entrepreneurs often face more barriers than white entrepreneurs when attempting to access finance, the authors investigate the decision-making process of bank managers who are considering applications by minority entrepreneurs.The data used to examine this issue come...