Entrepreneurship Development in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMES) in Iran

Unemployment problems and other social and economic issues have led to entrepreneurship development efforts in Iran in recent years. Despite all efforts which have been made to develop entrepreneurship. It has been increasingly recognized that entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in successful economies. In recent decades, development has changed into great concerns for most of the countries. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are common means to achieve this end and set up such businesses; in other words, "entrepreneurship", is a significant issue to be considered by governments. Thus, countries are seeking to find solutions in the form of various plans and programs to enhance entrepreneurship and develop SMEs. The study of entrepreneurship is essential not only to solve the problem of industrial development but also to solve the problems of unemployment, unbalanced areas development, concentration of economic power and diversion of profits from traditional avenues of investment. In this backdrop, the present study attempts to get insights to review, in brief, the evolution of the concept of entrepreneurship, the definition of Small and Medium-Sized enterprises (SMEs)and also to study the Small and Medium-Sized enterprises (SMEs) in Iran.

Entrepreneurship, Small and Medium-Sized enterprises, Iran, Economic Power and Development.