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Founders

A founders’ programme in preparation. It offers learning, peer review and referrals for people starting or running a small business.

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  1. Mahdi Tajeddin, Amir Emami, Abas Ali Rastgar (2018). Social Networks of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Media Industry: The Case of Iranian Immigrants in Canada. Springer International Publishing. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-71722-7_8
  2. Arlene Dallalfar (1994). IRANIAN WOMEN AS IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS. Gender & Society. DOI 10.1177/089124394008004005
  3. Mohsen Mobasher (2007). The Iranian Ethnic Economy in the United States. Handbook of Research on Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship. DOI 10.4337/9781847209962.00022
  4. Ivan Light, Parvin Shahlapour (2016). Transnational Iranian Entrepreneurs in the Import/Export Industry of Los Angeles. International Journal of Business and Globalisation. DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-50639-5_11
  5. MohammadAmin Mowla, Ali Maleki, Bahram Salavati (2025). Attraction and Retention of Immigrant Startup Founders in Developing Contexts: Evidence from Iran. Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale. DOI 10.1007/s12134-025-01314-5

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Learning

    Courses on founding a business and on food entrepreneurship.

  • 02

    Peer review

    Founders present plans to peers and receive written feedback.

  • 03

    Referrals

    Referrals to public business support services in the host country.

  • 04

    Food businesses

    Guidance on hygiene rules, licensing and labelling for food from Iran’s regional cuisines.

02Who it is for

  • People planning a business
  • Owners of small businesses
  • Food entrepreneurs
  • Social enterprises

03How it works

Interest
founders register interest and describe their stage.
Learning
founders take the courses that fit their stage.
Review
plans are reviewed by peers in small groups.
Referral
founders are pointed to public support in their country.

04What it always keeps

  • IDCDC does not invest in or lend to businesses.
  • Reviewers declare any interest in a business they review.
  • Referrals go only to public or vetted services.
  • No business is endorsed by IDCDC.

05Courses

  • Entrepreneurship and small enterprise · Foundations

    Founding a small business

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

  • Entrepreneurship and small enterprise · Foundations

    Food entrepreneurship

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

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APA

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Founders. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/founders/

Chicago

Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Founders.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/development/founders/.

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@misc{idcdc2026_development_founders,
	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Founders},
	url = {https://iranians.global/development/founders/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/development/founders/},
}

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07Research and sources

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  1. Social Networks of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Media Industry: The Case of Iranian Immigrants in Canada

    Mahdi Tajeddin, Amir Emami, Abas Ali Rastgar · 2018 · Springer International Publishing

    ArticleOpenAIRE

  2. IRANIAN WOMEN AS IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS

    Arlene Dallalfar · 1994 · Gender & Society

    ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIRE

  3. The Iranian Ethnic Economy in the United States

    Mohsen Mobasher · 2007 · Handbook of Research on Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship

    ChapterCrossref

  4. Transnational Iranian Entrepreneurs in the Import/Export Industry of Los Angeles

    Ivan Light, Parvin Shahlapour · 2016 · International Journal of Business and Globalisation

    ArticleOpenAIRE

  5. Attraction and Retention of Immigrant Startup Founders in Developing Contexts: Evidence from Iran

    MohammadAmin Mowla, Ali Maleki, Bahram Salavati · 2025 · Journal of International Migration and Integration / Revue de l integration et de la migration internationale

    ChapterOpenAlex

  6. The tale of iranian entrepreneurs in the United States

    Keramat Poorsoltan · 2007 · New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  7. Displacement and entrepreneurship: Iranian small businesses in Stockholm

    Shahram Khosravi · 1999 · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

    ArticleCrossref

Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; OpenAIRE (CC BY 4.0 (OpenAIRE Graph)), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.