Measuring Determinants of EntrepreneurshipDevelopment in Iran

Entrepreneurship research has shown that environmental factors, such as cultural, social, legal, political and technological factors, have negative or positive impactson entrepreneurship development conditions [9, 3]. An unfavorable environment for entrepreneurship often leads to the growth of underground economy. However,improvements in factors affecting entrepreneurship have a positive effect on entrepreneurship development in many countries [2]. Therefore, entrepreneurship evelopment causes the economy to be flourished. The analysis of data collected from industry section indicated that the determinants of entrepreneurship in Iran need to beimproved. Finally, some implications are provided to improve these determinants. Keywords— Entrepreneurship developm ent, Entrepreneurship determinants, Eurostat framework, Iran