Refugee entrepreneurship survey 2023

The survey presented in this report examines the aspects of Refugee Entrepreneurship Initiatives (REIs) that fulfill two important criteria; 1) they are commonly monitored and reported by REI providers regardless of setting and 2) they are indicative of positive business-related outcomes for refugee business owners. Building on findings from several reports and field studies, the academic team held a series of focus groups in 2022 in collaboration with The Human Safety Net to determine activities and outcomes that were meaningful and measurable to a broad constituency of REIs. We developed these focus group findings into a survey which was tested and then disseminated to a global, diverse group of REI providers in the summer of 2023. This report presents the survey results, giving an aggregate picture of what these providers accomplished as they supported refugee entrepreneurs in 2022.