This paper explores the complex processes of identity construction of female ethnic minority
entrepreneurs. Informed by discursive approaches to identity, we make an intersectional
analysis of five life stories of female entrepreneurs of Moroccan or Turkish origin in the
Netherlands. Being female, Turkish or Moroccan, and entrepreneur at the same time
requires various strategies to negotiate identities with different constituencies. These
strategies of identity work vary in the degree of conformity: one type is to mainly adhere to …

… businesswomen of Turkish and Moroccan descent This analysis will lead to a better
specification of the notion of entrepreneurship By illustrating other subjectivities and
experiences of female entrepreneurs of Moroccan and Turkish origin living in the
Netherlands, it contributes to the entrepreneurship literature This study explores the lived
practices of a group of entrepreneurs, hitherto marginalized and neglected in scientific
studies, who are positioned at the crossroads of previously ignored identity categories …