Analysis of Barriers to Entrepreneurship among the Rural Women in Divan-Darreh City Using by Grounded Theory

ABSTRACT: Many researchers believe that the economic activity with income, although is small and household, can be one of the ways out of the poverty among the lower classes of society. But in recent decades, the entrepreneurial activities are regarded as the countriesʹ economic engine. The study of barriers to entrepreneurship among rural women is of great importance, because, a qualitative evaluation of these barriers has not already been carried out. So, the aim of this study is the qualitative analysis of barriers to entrepreneurship among the rural women in Central part Divandarreh City. Central part is located at a distance of 45 km far from the Divan-Darreh City. In this field study, as using the Grounded Theory, some PRA techniques were used to collect data.Drawing the social map, Venn diagram, cross walk, and using the focused interview were some of the techniques used in the study. The analysis of barriers to entrepreneurship among the rural women in Divan-Darreh showed that the most important barriers to entrepreneurship, in general, are personal and physiological, cultural, social, and economic factors. Finally, in order to validate the results of this study, they were confirmed by the villageʹs council and educated people. The results can help policy makers and planners with rural development to achieve higher goals in the rural development.