Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of an empirical field study investigating a sample of 296 owner-managers engaged in micro-enterprise within the metropolitan area of Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin department of France. The purpose of this inquiry was to research the impact of ethno-cultural origins on self-employment. A qualitative methodology was used, incorporating open-ended interviews. Various groups were found to be clustered in broad sectors in the Alsacian economy. Furthermore, motivations were found to vary along geographic and religious lines. Although 35% of the respondents specified that self-employment was NOT their primary career choice, only about 20% of the sample expressed regrets about being self-employed.
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