Identify the barriers and challenges of e-entrepreneurship with a mixed approach (Case study: Start-up e-businesses in Ilam city

Subject Areas : Entrepreneurship

sadegh Feizollahi ¹ , Hosseinali Heydari ² , hasanali heydari ³

1 - Islamic Azad University, Mehran
2 - Department of management, IGTC,Ilam,Iran
3 - Master of International Business Management , Ilam Gas Refining company, Ilam. Iran

Received: 2022-02-09 Accepted : 2022-06-12 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: Internet Business, Internet Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to identify the barriers and challenges of e-entrepreneurship with a mixed approach among start-up e-businesses in Ilam city. Research Method This research has been done by mixed analysis (theme analysis-statistical analysis). The statistical population of this study includes two groups, the first group is managers and experts in the field of electronic entrepreneurship and the second group is all entrepreneurs of start-up companies in Ilam city. Experts, managers and e-entrepreneurs were selected to participate in the data collection process and interviews, and in the quantitative method, 155 people were selected as a statistical sample. Data collected from in-depth interviews were analyzed by theme analysis and smart pls. By analyzing the data, five main components of e-entrepreneurship, including opportunity recognition, idea discovery, market analysis, feasibility study and launch in 19 categories and 48 components were identified and extracted. Findings showed that all these components as barriers and problems of e-entrepreneurship affect the performance of entrepreneurs.