{"id":45488,"date":"2023-10-20T15:43:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/fulbright-scholar-plans-to-shine-a-light-on-indigenous-entrepreneurship-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:43:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:43:54","slug":"fulbright-scholar-plans-to-shine-a-light-on-indigenous-entrepreneurship-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/fulbright-scholar-plans-to-shine-a-light-on-indigenous-entrepreneurship-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulbright scholar plans to shine a light on indigenous entrepreneurship – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A PhD student at the University of Technology, Sydney has been awarded the 2015 Fulbright Indigenous Postgraduate Scholarship to advance his research into the socio-economic and cultural impacts of indigenous entrepreneurship and social enterprise.<\/p>\n

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The scholarship will support Dean Jarrett, a proud Gumbaynggirr man, as he examines supplier diversity and development in the United States, in particular within Native American communities \u2013knowledge valuable for the examination and formulation of policy in Australia.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHow does indigenous enterprise and social enterprise impact on the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia?\u201d Jarrett says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHave employment and educational levels improved because of indigenous enterprise and social enterprise within specific communities? Are there flow-on effects in housing and health?<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll be looking at the economic contributions of Aboriginal businesses and how that grows the local economy. I\u2019m interested in the link between business and those broader socio-cultural impacts \u2013 the success not just of the business but of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From the period between 1991 and 2011 the number of indigenous people who were self-employed, grew by over 170%, Jarrett says, among them tech entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

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In order to foster the development of indigenous entrepreneurs, it\u2019s important to focus on education and understanding the impact of such businesses, director of the Jumbunna House of Learning at UTS, Professor Michael McDaniel says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, education is one of the most important factors in levelling the playing field,\u201d McDaniel says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIndigenous Australians have always played a part in our nation\u2019s economic and cultural fabric, and it will be worthy to quantify this contribution.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Fulbright Indigenous Scholarship was established in 1993 to recognise an indigenous leader\u2019s commitment to achieving excellence, while seeking an international perspective and collaboration through their studies or research.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAboriginal people have been trading for thousands and thousands of years \u2013 trade and industry isn\u2019t new to us,\u201d Jarrett says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat is new is that we are now getting access to do it in a contemporary, culturally safe way. And it is how we will develop.\u201d<\/p>\n

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