چکیده
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One of the organizations involved in the development of entrepreneurial activities in the country, is the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, which has many jobseekers across the country. It expends a lot of money, and performs several programs to develop entrepreneurial activities among its target audience, but not all succeed. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify factors influencing the success or failure of businesses established by individuals supported by the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs of Alborz province (FMVAA). The statistical population of this survey included those supported by FMVAA that by the end of 1389 established a business in various fields, including industrial, manufacturing and agriculture services under the auspices of the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs. The number of these businesses were totally 3,200 units, which we determined 240 units by using a simple random sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect the data which was reliable and valid. Logistic regression analysis showed that the entrepreneurial characteristics, prior self-employment and entrepreneurship experiences, skills and entrepreneurial abilities, entrepreneurial skills training courses, training programs of Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs and some demographic characteristics have significant effect on entrepreneurs' success, whom are supported by Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs. According to the results, several suggestions are presented to improve entrepreneurs' activities supported by the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs of Alborz Province.
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