Investigation of Factors Influencing Development of Export in SMEs (Case Study: Food Industries in Zanjan Prov., Iran)

The present research investigates factors affecting development of export in SMEs of food industries in Zanjan Province in Iran. Statistical population of the research included Zanjan Province SMEs which are active in the field of food industries. Because all population members were accessible, a census was conducted and this adds to the validity of the research. Research was conducted in the form of survey (research methodology) and data collecting instrument was questionnaire. Kai-squared test was used for hypotheses test. The main goal of the tests was to investigate presence of absence of relationship between independent and dependent variables of the research. Results of hypotheses tests revealed that procedural barriers, competition level in internal market, company size, packaging and managerʹs ability to speak foreign languages have significant relationship with export development.