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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2025 · 25 MIN

Migrant entrepreneurship with Roxana Nicula

from European Liberal Forum · host European Liberal Forum

What happens when migrants don’t just adapt to their new home, but transform it? What drives them to start businesses despite facing more obstacles than locals, and why are their ventures often more successful? And how can smart policies unlock this untapped potential? In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social) speaks with Roxana Nicula, Chair of the Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty (Fundalib) and co-author of Migrant Entrepreneurship in Spain, produced with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. They discuss the data and stories behind immigrant entrepreneurship, the barriers that still hold back aspiring business owners, and practical policy solutions to help them thrive. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

What happens when migrants don’t just adapt to their new home, but transform it? What drives them to start businesses despite facing more obstacles than locals, and why are their ventures often more successful? And how can smart policies unlock this untapped potential? In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social) speaks with Roxana Nicula, Chair of the Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty (Fundalib) and co-author of Migrant Entrepreneurship in Spain, produced with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. They discuss the data and stories behind immigrant entrepreneurship, the barriers that still hold back aspiring business owners, and practical policy solutions to help them thrive. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

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