Proceedings of 23rd International Business Research Conference
18 - 20 November, 2013, Marriott Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, ISBN: 978-1-922069-36-8
Identifying and Supporting ‘Entrepreneurs’ Potential and
Explore Issues in Matching Suitable Enablers with Would-Be
Entrepreneurs
Shashazrina Roslan* and Zarina Abdul Munir**
This study investigates the entrepreneur’s potential, orientations on
social factors and entrepreneurs enabler besides exploring the issues in
matching suitable enablers with would-be entrepreneurs. This paper was
designed upon Malaysian entrepreneurs with business oriented clients. A
numbers of selected entrepreneurs were analyzed. The study founds a
differentiation between entrepreneurs who is focusing on the business
ideas, entrepreneur’s strategies and socio-development of the
entrepreneurs itself. Besides that, the vital implications from this research
are assessing an entrepreneur’s style in their business. The paper results
consists of set of questionnaires, interviews session and opinions
evidences. Furthermore, the paper also discusses on a framework for
matching enablers with would-be entrepreneur. The findings of this study
helps in identifying the key elements of entrepreneurial orientation that
suit the entrepreneur’s background, age, experience and education.
Thus, a new approach could be developed to enhance the motivation for
new start-up venture and explore the issues in matching suitable
enablers with would-be entrepreneurs among young generations. This
paper is not new in terms of the issue of entrepreneurship, but it is hope
to be pioneer in identifying suitable enablers with would-be entrepreneurs
among young entrepreneurs.
Keywords: Entrepreneurs, Enablers, Would-Be Entrepreneurs, Start-up Business,
Young Entrepreneurs
*Shashazrina Roslan, Faculty of Business Management UiTM Johor, Malaysia,
Email: shash689@johor.uitm.edu.my
**Zarina Abdul Munir, Faculty of Business Management, UiTM Shah Alam,
Email: zarin453@salam.uitm.edu.my