There is no doubt that the development of any economic and social system is based, to large extent, on the development of entrepreneurship. The results of current study highlighted five barriers of entrepreneurship in Iran namely; weak supporting of insurance institutions, difficulty of taking loans, lack of training, an inappropriate governmental support, and unnecessary bureaucracies. With regard to the findings of the study the authors strongly believe that the Iranian government has to take serious actions in order to reducing the barriers of entrepreneurship in Iran.

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