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Main problem: The literature on regional entrepreneurship tends to neglect interregional human capital
flows, and yet spatial mobility provides emerging entrepreneurs with knowledge and networks in different
locations to exploit entrepreneurial opportunities.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between mobility and
entrepreneurship.
Methods: Examined how multidisciplinary experience and non-local knowledge provide migrants with
the desire for opportunity-based entrepreneurship. The connection between the regional environment and
entrepreneurial motives based on opportunities for people with and without spatial mobility is shown. The
analysis of data from a survey of labor force dynamics is presented, which compares the characteristics and
driving forces of entrepreneurial motives of migrants and local residents. A survey has been conducted that
indicates a higher prevalence of opportunity-based entrepreneurship among migrant entrepreneurs compared to
their local counterparts. Official Kazakh statistics do not take into account the impact of internal migrants on the
development of the economy and welfare of the region to which they moved.
Results and their relevance: Based on the analysis and survey, it was found that the experience of
spatial mobility significantly increases the likelihood of entering an opportunity-based business. The regional
environment influences the entrepreneurial motives of migrants and non-migrants, but in different ways. Local
entrepreneurs are more affected by the endogenous nature of the firm, while migrant entrepreneurs start
businesses based on both local needs and external linkages with wider market areas. The regional environment
influences the entrepreneurial motives of migrants and non-migrants, but the experience of spatial mobility
significantly increases the likelihood of starting a business based on the opportunities of migrants.
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Heading: Economic sciences