This article investigates how Ukrainian refugee women entrepreneurs utilise agency to decide whether to remain in their host countries; we draw drawing upon notions of nationalism, patriotism, resilience and entrepreneurial passion in shaping such intentions. We undertook a statistical analysis of questionnaire responses from 134 Ukrainian refugee women who applied for temporary asylum in European nations and an analysis of 13 interviews collected in Finland. In contrast to patriotism, nationalism negatively influenced decisions to remain in the host nation. Only entrepreneurial passion substantially affected entrepreneurial intentions. The identified taxonomy of refugee groups illustrated different support needs, highlighting the significance of providing individualised aid depending on entrepreneurial intentions. We contribute to knowledge on entrepreneurial agency, economic participation, refugee entrepreneurship and gender, underlining the significance of inclusive environments and specialised support systems in a wartime diaspora.