Mujeres inmigrantes emprendedoras en el medio rural : factor para la sostenibilidad económica y social de las áreas rurales de la Comunidad Valenciana

The objective of this article is to explore how the immigrant female entrepreneurs obtained the initiative to start business in rural Valencia where it is acknowledge that is difficult to initiate and sustain these economic activities; also to know how they manage in sustaining rural socio-economic structure. This is a qualitative approach to case studies taken from individual interviews. The findings indicate that is about undertaking projects after a consolidated period in their migration. This was possible because they were replacing the native population. The guidelines of the provinces are the same with some exceptions e.g. Alicante. All these experiences contrast with the inertia, sho…