The Effective Factors on Economic Prosperity of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Agricultural Businesses in Alborz Province with an Attitude towards Education and Human Capital

Agricultural sector is the center of resistance economy development in the country and due to its various dimensions and technological progress; there are many job opportunities to increase productivity in this sector. Considering the predominance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) businesses businesses in the agricultural sector, human resource development, reinforcing the social, physical, financial capital and the business environment can boost the economic prosperity of these businesses. Considering the position of the agricultural sector in the economic changes of Alborz province, this study was conducted with the aim of identifying the factors affecting the economic prosperity of small and medium agricultural businesses by survey method and a questionnaire instrument. The statistical population in this study was 404 agricultural business owners in Alborz province. Sampling was done using Cochran's formula and the number of samples was 200. The sampling method was random.The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the Expert panel. The reliability of the study was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test and combined reliability. The results showed that the business environment (%75 Impact factor) and human resources (%25 Impact factor) have a significant positive effect on the economic prosperity of SMEs. Among them, "Joint cooperation in infrastructure", "Holding conferences, exhibitions and introducing new agricultural ideas", "Business unit communication structure and information transfer between colleagues", "Continuous training of human resources" "And the participation of skilled people" have the highest priority in the economic prosperity of small and medium-sized agricultural businesses.