Strategic Entrepreneurship Element from Theory to Practice

During the recent years, strategic entrepreneurship is one of the new topicsglobally emerged in the field of entrepreneurship. By combining the aspects ofstrategic management and entrepreneurship, a proper model of strategicentrepreneurship can be provided. Thus, the study of the concept of strategicentrepreneurship and its dimensions has been the concern of the scientists andresearchers of entrepreneurship. The purpose of this research is to identify thevarious dimensions of strategic entrepreneurship as well as to identify thedimensions of strategic entrepreneurship of the start-up businesses in Iran.Therefore, the required information was collected by a questionnaire completedby the top Iranian entrepreneurs during 2007 to 2012, and the hypotheses of theresearch were evaluated by using one-sample test. Based on the results ofstatistical studies, the factors such as the entrepreneurial mindset, innovation,capitals mobilization, entrepreneurial management and leadership, thesimultaneous attention to strategic entrepreneurship, management and growthand finally profitability were confirmed. The results of this research can bevaluable and beneficial to the start-up business owners, as well as to theresearchers in the field of entrepreneurship and the new fields of strategicentrepreneurship.