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This short chapter provides an introduction to the book and an overview of the research. A brief outline of the main chapters. The research design is also provided along with the main research question this book seeks to explore. Important background information on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and entrepreneurship in the region is also included in the chapter. Entrepreneurship in the UAE is still a bit of an enigma; there are significant investments in entrepreneurship and ample opportunities for Emiratis to start new ventures. Yet the number of Emiratis who own and run their own businesses is still relatively low when compared with other parts of the world. This book distinguishes between investors who merely own a business and entrepreneurs who are actively involved in running their business. In doing so this book discounts the vast number of Emiratis who own small businesses such as restaurants, barber shops and launderettes but seldom get involved in the day to day running of these businesses.This exercise highlights a significant entrepreneurial gap in the UAE. This chapter also briefly considers some of the reasons behind this Emirati entrepreneurial gap.

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Minhas, W.A. (2018). Introduction. In: Advancing Entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76436-8_1

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