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Table 3 Details of the family – the brothers

From: Ethnic minority entrepreneurship: an examination of Pakistani entrepreneurs in the UK

 

Brother A

Brother B

Brother C

Gender

Male

Male

Male

Level of English

9/10

7/10

5/10

Level of rapport

6/10

7/10

8/10

Education level

School + apprenticeship in aeronautical engineering

Masters in Biology

School-until 18

PHD not completed (in Germany)

Previous employment

Aeronautical engineer

Sorting mail for 11 years in the UK

Farmer in Pakistan

Ethnic origin

Pakistan

Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistani

Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistani

Arrived in UK

Aged 6

After starting PHD

Aged 29

Role

Director

Director

Manager/Director

Responsible for working behind the till; initial investor

In charge of daily market journeys

Mostly in charge of the shop

Owner

Yes 1/3rd

Yes 1/3rd

Yes 1/3rd

Partner in Employment

No

No

No

Full/part- time

Part 3/7 (4/7 for B.A.)

Full 4.00-22.00 7/7

Full 7.00-22.00 7/7

Family

Married

Married

Married

 

21-Male

12

15

18

11

12

13

9

8 (2 males 1 female)

7 (gender not stated)

7 (genders stated)

 

Are children involved in the business?

Generally uninvolved, but eldest occasionally comes to help.

Son helps occasionally, but priority is education.

No as education is the priority

Discourages children generally