%0 Journal Article
%T The Vital Factors for Small and Medium Sized Sport Enterprises Start-ups
%A Seyed Morteza Azimzadeh
%A Brenda Pitts
%A Mohammad Ehsani
%A Asadollah Kordnaeij
%J Asian Social Science
%D 2013
%I 
%R 10.5539/ass.v9n5p243
%X Nowadays, the new enterprises are recognized as the main source of job creation, innovation and development. In today¡¯s business world, new enterprises are recognized as an important source of job creation, innovation and development. Therefore, identifying influencing factors that play key roles in the start-up of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) is critical. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify critical factors for starting-up Small and Medium sized Sport Enterprises (SMSEs) companies whose business is sport and developing a conceptual model that might be used by entrepreneurs in sport business. The methodology was qualitative. Interviews were conducted with 18 individuals, selected through purposive sampling, involved in sport-related SMEs. After a careful investigation of enterprise start-up models in the literature, and based on the results of experts interviews, an integrated approach was indicated as popular models were used by SMEs scholars. Then, a model was proposed in line with integration approach.The conceptual model is based on the integrative approach and shows that three important categories of factors were indicated: Individual; 2.individual factors; Environmental; and 3.environmental factors; and Financial factors.financial factors. It should be mentioned that these factors were constitude of subdimentiones.
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/26984