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This chapter explains how some refugees have economically contributed to their host countries. It highlights the barriers faced when refugees start businesses, thereby deterring them from entering the business sector. This chapter describes how an individual left his home country and arrived in Australia as a refugee and later became an entrepreneur through the use of social capital. The methodology used in analyzing this case was based on the incorporation of the individual as a co-author of the paper to bring an insider perspective to the discussion, since outsiders will never be able to grasp the complexities faced by refugee entrepreneurs.
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“Peace leadership is the mobilization of action for just change. When people are motivated to act individually and function collectively for the benefit of humanity and the planet, peace leadership is present” (Miller and Green 2015).
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Ruparanganda, J., Ndjoku, E.N., Vemuri, R. (2019). The Blessing African Boutique and City Market Food: A Congolese Refugee Business in Darwin, Australia. In: Heilbrunn, S., Freiling, J., Harima, A. (eds) Refugee Entrepreneurship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92534-9_9
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