Retailing dominates the informal environment where activities occur in private and public spaces. Notwithstanding the contributions from informal retailing entrepreneurs (IRE), a paucity of research remains on the complex entrepreneur-environment exchange and in particular, the relationship between retailing entrepreneurs and the informal environment in Caribbean economies. This qualitative study aims to explore the informal retailing environment between 2003 and 2018 for informal sector start-ups in the Caribbean, specifically Barbados. Guided by Gnyawali and Fogel’s Integrative Model of Entrepreneurial Environments, content analysis of newspaper articles unveiled insights about the country’s environmental conditions pertaining to (a) government policies and procedures, (b) socioeconomic conditions, (c) entrepreneurial and business skills, (d) financial assistance, and (e) non-financial assistance and its impact on new enterprise creations. The study’s results imply that the Barbadian IRE have not been embraced fully, which reduces the likelihood of new informal venture creations testing the market and the potential for more IRE transitioning to the formal market. Empirical findings infer that efficient market functioning requires clear policies and procedures and fewer barriers limiting people from pursuing business opportunities, making the environment more conducive to new business start-ups.

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加勒比背景下的非正规部门零售初创企业

零售主导着在私人和公共空间进行活动的非正式环境。尽管非正规零售企业家 (IRE) 做出了贡献，但对于复杂的企业家-环境交流，特别是加勒比经济体零售企业家与非正规环境之间的关系，仍然缺乏研究。这项定性研究旨在探索 2003 年至 2018 年间加勒比地区（特别是巴巴多斯）非正规部门初创企业的非正规零售环境。在 Gnyawali 和 Fogel 的创业环境综合模型的指导下，报纸文章的内容分析揭示了该国与 (a) 政府政策和程序、(b) 社会经济条件、(c) 创业和商业技能相关的环境条件，(d) 财政援助，以及 (e) 非财政援助及其对新企业创建的影响。该研究的结果表明巴巴多斯 IRE 尚未被完全接受，这降低了新的非正式风险创建测试市场的可能性以及更多 IRE 向正式市场过渡的可能性。实证结果表明，有效的市场运作需要明确的政策和程序，并减少限制人们追求商业机会的障碍，从而使环境更有利于新企业的创业。这降低了新的非正式风险创建测试市场的可能性以及更多 IRE 向正式市场过渡的可能性。实证结果表明，有效的市场运作需要明确的政策和程序，并减少限制人们追求商业机会的障碍，从而使环境更有利于新企业的创业。这降低了新的非正式风险创建测试市场的可能性以及更多 IRE 向正式市场过渡的可能性。实证结果表明，有效的市场运作需要明确的政策和程序，并减少限制人们追求商业机会的障碍，从而使环境更有利于新企业的创业。