I would like to thank my Professors at Hannam University to help me find the

participants in this research confirmed that they didn
’
t get any institutional 
support from government or any startup supporting organization at the host 
country. Moreover, they emphasized the need of such organizations that can 
help immigrant entrepreneurs to understand the legal and other structural 
procedures. They acknowledged the fact that being at a foreign land where 
national language is different they have no choice but to survive at the mercy 

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of co-ethnic community which can sometimes leave them confused. They 
also shared their experiences and struggles to understand the laws as a 
foreigner and felt helpless in certain situations. Moreover, they expressed 
their trust over the tax system of South Korea and they confirmed that it is 
well-structured system that enables businessmen to deal with tax 
procedures smoothly. They also pointed the challenge of getting qualified 
lawyers which can be a challenge being a foreigner.
4.13.1 Reasoning behind non-confirmation of Institutional support as a survival 
factor 
All the participants in the research had various opinions over the host 
country
’
s government support, counselling programs for small business 
owners and tax system. Their statements are as follows: 

“
Being an immigrant I already don
’
t have a lot of hope to get support 
by Korea
’
s government so I know if something goes I will probably 
end back in India again. The government has made tax regulations 
pretty much clear which is great and all you need is to hire an 
accountant for that. I had no counseling by government or any 
institute for my business. I would be glad if there will be such thing.
”
(Case 1) 

“
I believe that institutional support is more common in Europe than 
Korea. I never had any guidelines from government or any counseling 
institute so all I have achieved so far is the result of my decisions. 
My co-ethnic community members helped me to understand few 
things but that
’
s all what I had. I am pretty much satisfied by taxing 
system because it is very clear and much better than back in Pakistan. 
All I care is to think of counseling programs that could have benefited 
my business in a better way.
”
(Case 2) 

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
“
The tax system in Korea is pretty much satisfying and I have no 
complaints regarding that. I think if there were counseling programs 
by government for foreign business owners it could have been better. 
The marketing strategies and market needs in Nepal cannot be same 
as those in Korea so having access to counseling programs can bring 
a clarity in Business model. I wish government take such initiative for 
small immigrant business owners.
”
(Case 3) 

“
I am satisfied with the tax system because I don
’
t feel like it
’
s a 
burden rather it looks more like a duty. If I had access to counseling 
program, I am sure I would have made better choices
”
. (Case 4) 

“
The tax back in Uzbekistan is corrupt and it is ruining the economy. 
The thing that fascinates me more about Korea is how everybody is 
on the same page regarding tax system. Korea lacks counseling 
programs which is why many people feel hesitant to start a business 
here because of language barriers and failing to understand the 
market needs. I will wait for the time when Korean government will 
take into account the importance of small businesses by immigrants 
which are building blocks in the economies of bigger countries such 
as USA, Canada and UK.
”
(Case 5) 

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Table 4: Results of Inter-Site Comparison of the Cases 
Theoretical 
Patterns 
Empirical patterns 
Results 
Concordant 
Patterns (CP) 
Non-
Concordant 
Patterns 
(NCP) 
Degree of 
Concordance 
CP NCP 
Confirmed,