Umayyad: A Syrian Refugee Business in Bremen, Germany

Aki Harima (), Manal Haimour () and Jörg Freiling
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Aki Harima: University of Bremen
Manal Haimour: University of Bremen

Chapter 2 in Refugee Entrepreneurship, 2019, pp 27-37 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This case presents the entrepreneurial story of Muhannad and his business. Muhannad is a Syrian refugee who had established a successful life as a sales manager for an established firm before he decided to flee to Europe. Facing difficulties in finding suitable jobs with his qualifications in Germany, Muhannad decided to open a restaurant called “Umayyad” in Bremen, Germany. Thanks to his broad experience and friendly personality, as well as strong supports from local German friends, Muhannad managed to start his business in a very good location—in the middle of the city center of Bremen—only a year after his arrival in Germany. This case shows how an entrepreneurial refugee can overcome resource and institutional constraints within a short time through supports from different host country institutions.

Keywords: Syrian refugees; Local support; High-skilled refugees; Refugee entrepreneurship; Institutional constraints; Resource deficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92534-9_2

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