Design of Innovative Business Development Policies in Iran: Case Study of Priority Programs of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation

One of the primary goals of a knowledge-based economy over the last century has been to eradicate poverty. Because of the importance of the discussion of innovation for deprivation, global foundations support innovative entrepreneurial activities to affect change in lower-income people. Since 2019, the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has demonstrated a shift toward a knowledge-based economy through the implementation of empowerment policies in economic activities. This study aims to analyze the pathology of the relief committee's current policies concerning the development of knowledge-based activities in the target society, and then offer policies for the creation of new, innovative jobs and solutions in the underprivileged sector of society. This study used a descriptive-analytical approach. An open-ended semi-structured interview has been used to collect information. The managers and relief committees from various Iranian provinces were included in the statistical population. The study's findings point to 15 major organizational problems. Economic and structural obstacles make up the two main categories of these challenges. In general, evidence reveals that the most significant challenges for the development of innovative jobs are lack of relevant strategies, administrative bureaucracy, lack of a regular talent search and talent assessment process, lack of delivering needs-aligned training, and lack of a strategy and program for product marketing, lack of generating ideas, insufficient financing, and lack of bank guarantees required to secure facilities.