Modeling Factors Affecting the Development of Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas (Case Study: Villages of Hashtroud City)

In the present research, with a combined method it has been tried in three basic steps to identify the effective factors on the development of entrepreneurship in the rural areas of Hashtroud city. In the first step, using semi-structured interviews, the effective factors in rural entrepreneurship of the target areas were identified based on experts’ attitudes. In the second step, with a quantitative method, the mentioned factors were studied based on the head of the households’ viewpoint in the studied villages. The results of this step showed that among the items used in the research, the items "the existence of appropriate technological infrastructure in the village (such as IT and ICT in the village)", "willingness to take calculated risks", "participation in decision making and implementing various activities in the village", "access to support services" and "financial support and legal incentives" have the greatest impact on the occurrence and development of rural entrepreneurship under Study. Also, among the studied components, the economic components play the most important role in the development of rural entrepreneurship in Hashtroud. In the third Step, the model of influential factors in the development of rural entrepreneurship in the study area was designed. The results showed that among the political and technological factors, the item "the existence of suitable technological infrastructure in the village (such as IT and ICT in the village)", among the individual factors, the item "willingness to take calculated risks", among the social factors, the item "participation in decision-making and implementing various activities in the village", among the Economic factors, the item "access to support services" and among the political and legal factors, the item "financial support and legal incentives" have the greatest impact on the emergence and development of rural entrepreneurship in Hashtroud. Based on the results, lending long term loans with low interest rate, granting leading people in entrepreneurship, and guaranteed purchase is suggested.