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- An exploration of lifestyle migrant entrepreneurs in Tavira, AlgarvePublication . King, Gabriella Amy; Torkington, Kathryn MaryIn recent years, the Algarve has seen an increasing amount of foreign residents moving for purposes of lifestyle affordances, including the good climate and ‘search for a better way of life’. In their processes of lifestyle migration, many new residents have decided to establish their own businesses in order to gain a good work and lifestyle balance. In the case of Tavira in the Eastern part of the Algarve, there is a considerable amount of new foreign-run businesses showing an increasing trend in this sector. The goal of this research is to gain deeper understanding of the key factors of motivation leading to migration and entrepreneurship. The main exploratory objective of this research is to offer new insight onto the lifestyle migrant entrepreneurs (LMEs) of Tavira specifically as no research has yet been carried out for such a niche area of the Algarve. This study offers knowledge on the motivations for migration and entrepreneurship of the LMEs based in Tavira. Moreover, networking practices of LMEs are examined, along with the relevant partnerships. The study takes a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews to gather data from a range of lifestyle migrant entrepreneur informants. The data is then analysed through narrative and thematic analysis. The key findings of the study reveal that LMEs cannot all be categorised with the same motives for migration and entrepreneurship, but the selection of a specific place is one of the most important decisions. The social contexts of lifestyle migrants and their work environments are intrinsically linked to each other.