𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀: 𝗜𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
01 August 2026

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
28 February 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

This Special Issue explores immigrant entrepreneurship in sparse, remote, and institutionally thin ecosystems, particularly across Arctic and Arctic-like regions. These regions are experiencing significant demographic, economic, environmental, and institutional transformations, creating both challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurial activity.

Immigrant entrepreneurs are increasingly contributing to local employment, innovation, community resilience, and regional revitalisation through ventures in sectors such as tourism, logistics, digital services, food systems, renewable energy, and the circular economy. However, their role remains underexplored in mainstream entrepreneurship research, which has largely focused on metropolitan and resource-rich ecosystems.

By integrating perspectives from entrepreneurship, migration studies, regional development, and sustainable transitions, the Special Issue seeks to generate new theoretical and empirical insights into entrepreneurial ecosystems in peripheral and extreme contexts.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Entrepreneurial opportunity identification in extreme environments
• Seasonal, climatic, and infrastructure constraints
• Hybrid identities, transnational strategies, and placemaking
• Indigenous and migrant cooperation
• Local development agencies and support structures
• Impacts of regulatory and migration policies
• Migrant enterprises and rural revitalisation
• Circular economy models and sustainable business practices
• Tourism, food systems, and creative industries
• Digital entrepreneurship in the Arctic
• Remote work and hybrid business models
• E-commerce ecosystems in remote areas
• Comparative studies across Arctic regions and other global peripheries

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀

• Develop theoretical and empirical insights into immigrant venturing in remote and Arctic contexts
• Examine resource mobilisation, innovation, and opportunity creation under spatial and institutional constraints
• Explore the lived experiences and adaptive strategies of immigrant entrepreneurs
• Investigate Indigenous–immigrant interactions and collaborative entrepreneurial models
• Assess the role of immigrant ventures in demographic renewal and regional sustainability
• Provide policy-relevant insights for regional development agencies and entrepreneurial support systems

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Abstract submission deadline: 01 August 2026
• Manuscript submission deadline: 28 February 2027
• Review process: Rolling review with two rounds of peer review, ending on 30 June 2027
• Estimated publication of the Special Issue: December 2027
• Abstracts should be limited to 500 words and include 5–6 keywords
• Full manuscripts should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words and follow APS (7) referencing style
• Authors should select the Special Issue title from the dropdown menu and indicate "Yes" when asked whether the manuscript is submitted for a specific call for papers in the Taylor & Francis submission portal

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Nafisa Yeasmin, University of Oulu, Finland
• Anisur Faroque, University of Vaasa, Finland
• Mohammad Osman Gani, University Canada West, Vancouver, Canada
• Waliul Hasanat, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland
• Hiran Roy, Canadian University Dubai, UAE

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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