A research on the entrepreneur profile in Eastern Black Sea region (Trabzon, Giresun and Bayburt)

In this study, it is aimed to analyze the factors that are effective in the establishment of companies in the service and manufacturing sectors in Trabzon, Giresun and Bayburt in the Eastern Black Sea Region and to reveal the entrepreneurial structure of the region. The data collection tool of the study consists of three parts. In the first part, 25 questions were asked to determine the factors affecting the decision to establish a business, 20 questions to measure personal characteristics in the second part, and 25 questions in order to determine the data related to the demographic information in the third part. As a result of the research, it is found that the vast majority of entrepreneurs are male entrepreneurs. In the villages, towns or small towns where the entrepreneurs can be counted as rural areas, it is seen that they have established their businesses and continued their lives in provinces and big cities. Entrepreneurs; We can say that they set up their first business at a young age, the majority owns the business, and they do not work in other businesses before establishing their current business. Moreover, it has been revealed that the majority of the enterprises of the entrepreneurs are limited liability companies and the private companies, besides the professional management style is not common in the enterprises and it is directed to the family management rather than the professional management. . It has been determined that there is a significant difference between the personality traits of the entrepreneurs and the number of children. Participants with a single child were found to have significantly higher scores than those with scores five and over. Key words: Eastern Black Sea, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur Profile, Demographic Feature.