IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
Entrepreneurship Development
In
IRAN
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL GEM CONFERENCE
By:
Dr. M. Ahmadpour Daryani
(Assistant Professor, Tehran University)
Sep-2010
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IRAN REPORT IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
IRAN AT A GLANCE
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SUBJECT
DATA
Population
70 ( Millions 2006)
GDP
331 (Billions of USD, 2009)
Income Per Capital(PPP)
4,530(USD 2009)
Inflation
9.4%(June 2010)
Unemployment
14.6%(Iran’s Government 2010)
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Iran Entrepreneurship Facts & Assumption
• This report covers information since 1995 to
2010
• 80% of Iran’s economical development is done
by government sector
• This report does not include large scale firms.
• This report is based on my own researches
and information provided by different
ministries.
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Iran Entrepreneurship Facts & Assumption
• The concept of entrepreneurship in Iran is at
the first stage of development.
• The perception of word of Entrepreneurship in
Persian language means ”job creation” which
has been so helpful to reinforce
Entrepreneurship.
• The exact Number of different kind of
Businesses are Unknown
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Iran Entrepreneurship Facts & Assumption
• Rate of Business Formation per year is Unknown
• The lack of appropriate strategy and
comprehensive planning for Entrepreneurship
development
• There has been unwritten document about
entrepreneurship development
• All of the activities have been self-reliance and
creativity of some devoted scholars & managers.
• The lack of supportive rules for Entrepreneurship
development
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Comprehensive Entrepreneurship
Model
Awareness
Research
Education
Consulting
Business Establishment
University
School
Family
Individual
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Supporters
(Banks, Insurances,
Media, NGOs…)
Government
Parliament
Entrepreneur
President
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Business & Ent. Development Model
Economical
Clusters
In Provinces
Development
Strategy
Starting 100,000
SMEs
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Business Environment
and Regulations
Government
Training model for
100,000 Entrepreneurs
Consulting Institutions
For Ent. Development
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Business & Ent. Development Model
Development Strategy
Business Opportunities
Appropriate Business Environment
Business Development
Entrepreneurship Development
Job Creation
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Business & Entrepreneurship Telescopic Model
Business
Skills
Technical Skills
Knowledge
Work Experience
Entrepreneurship
Skills
Motivation
Management
Creativity
Financial
Innovation
English
Language
Growth
Need for Achievement
Marketing
Risk Taking
IT
Determination
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IRAN REPORT IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
1995-2000 PERIOD
• PhD student – Met Dr. Awasti
• No entrepreneurship-books, articles, magazines,
theses, course , professors , etc.
• Visiting E.D.I in India
• Buying 30 Ent. Books(India, Canada, UK , Hong kong)
• As a manager entered to Amir kabir Uni. proposed to
develop the ent. Centers through science ministry.
• Starting research on 10 important selected topics.
• Starting up to 3 ent. Training courses
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2001-2005 PERIOD
• I refer you to my first English report at Tehran
Uni.
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2006-2010 PERIOD
• Establishment of : Ent. Centers, Faculty, Science
parks, Incubators.
• Starting of : Knowledge based SME(s), general
SMEs(industrial parks , service industries),
micro- SMEs and empowering self-employment.
• Supporting of : financial, marketing, consulting,
insurance.
• Publishing of : books, magazines, web sites,
articles, …
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1995
Ministry of
Industry
Industrial
Development and
Renovation
Organization
)Idro(
Entrepreneurship
development
company of Iran
Entrepreneurship Development Path
Ministry of
Science, Research
and Technology
Universities
karad project
1Entrepreneurship
Center
2- Incubators
3- Science &
Technology Park
Department of
Entrepreneurship
in faculty of
Management in
University of
Tehran
Faculty of
Entrepreneurship
GEM
journal of
Entrepreneurship
Development
2010
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Ministry of
Educaton
development of
"Entrepreneurshi
p fundamentals
"for Student
Ministry of Labour
and Social Affairs
Plan for starting
100,000 SMEs
Ministry of
Interior's
other Goverment
Organization
NGO's
Tehran
municipality
Presidential
Technology
Cooperation Office
Iranian
entrepreneurs
home
ministry of
Cooperatives
labour Institute
Conference of
"Entrepreneurs
Student"
(education &
training -72
hours)
support of
Entrepreneurship
University
support of
entrepreneurs
(Mehre Imam
Reza)
publish new
books &
entrepreneurship
Encyclopedia
establishing
Entrepreneurship Center
in all Government
Organization
home business
Law
2010
Ministry of Helath
&medical
Education
Ministry of
Petroleum
ministry of Jihade agriculture
National Youth
Organization of Ir
an
state welfare
organization
foundation of
martyrs &
veterans affair
IRIB
The Association
of Iranian Women
Entrepreneurs
(AIWE)
Women and
Youth
Entrepreneurship
Development
Foundation
Imam khomeini
Relief Foundation
IRAN’s Entrepreneurship Performance
(Industry Ministry)
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SUBJECT
UNIT
DESCRIPTION
IDRO(www.idro.org)
Entrepreneurial BP(s)
1100
Started Businesses
300
Loans
30 bt
Knowledge based Enterprises
ISIPO(www.iraniec.ir)
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Industrial Parks
616
Started SME(s)
24000
Enterprises
Job Employment
510,000
Persons
Training
240,000
Persons
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IRAN’s Entrepreneurship Performance
(Science Ministry)
SUBJECT
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UNIT
DESCRIPTION
Entrepreneurship centers
107
Amir Kabir, Tehran, Sharif, Azad ,
Shiraz, Semnan,Zahedan, Allameh, …
Universities
Entrepreneurship Courses
9
Graduate 6 – Undergraduate 4
Semnan,Zahedan, Allameh
Entrepreneurship Faculty
1
Tehran University
Entrepreneurship
Students
1000-1200
Mostly Graduate
Books
268
Articles
592
Theses
154
Researches
24
Web Sites
120*
M.Sc 139 – PhD 15
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IRAN’s Entrepreneurship Performance
(Science Ministry)
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SUBJECT
UNIT
Science Parks
23
Incubator Centers
67
Registered Knowledge
Based Businesses
2,000
Job Employment
12,000
Entrepreneurship
Certified Courses
900
DESCRIPTION
With 20 Branches
For Azad University Faculty
members
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IRAN’s Entrepreneurship Performance
(Labor Ministry)
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SUBJECT
UNIT
DESCRIPTION
Enterprise s
300,000
BP submitted
Started businesses
140,000
Implemented and financed
Job Employment
450,000
persons
Loan
1,800 bt
Training
25,000
persons
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IRAN’s Entrepreneurship Performance
(Vice-President of Science and Technology office)
SUBJECT
INVESTMENT
ENTERPRISE
Start up High tech
Companies, Investment,
Marketing, Consulting
Supporting
Activities
Technology
Development Fund
80 bt
51
Elites Institute
8bt
40
Pardis Technology
Park
110 bt
85
Nano Development
Institute
3bt
40
Article 3 of Budget
Law
70bt
40
271bt
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SUM
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DESCRIPTION
Establishment categories
Start ups
Incubators
First Incubator:
Sharif Advanced
Technology Incubator
(Sharif university of
technology)
Since 2005
SME’s type 1
Pardis MTB
Since 2008
Multi Tenant Building
SME’s type 2
Lands
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Independent
research center
Since 2003
Second
Incubator:
Elites Technology
incubator
PTP
Since 2009
Members : 85 Hi-tech companies
provide more than 80% of total investment 
More than 650 requests for membership; 
More than $ 1 Billion turnover in member companies; 
More than 500 technology registration; 
Creating more than 5000 jobs for experts and Entrepreneurs in phase I; 
In more than 50% of companies, university professors are managers; 
High quality infrastructures. 
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IRAN’s Entrepreneurship Performance
(Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation)
SUBJECT
UNIT
DESCRIPTION
www.emdad.ir
Training
720,000
Self-Employment
270,000
Agricultural and handy craft
services and industries
Micro-Loans Per Capita
4.7
Millions of Toman
Supporting Activities
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Free consulting for Marketing of
Goods, Insurance services , Saving
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IRAN’s Entrepreneurship Performance
(Interior & Municipalities Ministry)
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SUBJECT
UNIT
DESCRIPTION
Entrepreneurship
Centers
71
Training
100,000
Persons
SMEs
150
Incubators
Women ent. training
5,000
Persons in 30 Provinces
Ent. Workshops
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We look ahead and still long way to go
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THANK YOU
GOD BLESS YOU
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