Economic and social aspects of entpreneurship in Turkey and Malatya example

Entrepreneurship is one of the most significant factors economically and socially considering the mind-blowing speed of technological progress and globalization. Adjusting the fierce competition and being able to hold an advantegous position depends on the level of economic development. The development level of a society is determined by the number of dynamic individuals who chase the opportunities and innovation, and if grasped one, combine all the factors for production by calculating the risks involved. As a matter of course, the cultural values of the society should be able to support the entrepreneurship as well. The main hypothesis of this thesis is that the entreprenuers are influenced by the social, economic, cultural and political environment in the selected example of Malatya. Thus, the dependence of entrepreneurship on the surrounding social, economic, cultural and political conditions is tested. The KOBİ?s for which the report was prepared by Malatya Chamber of Commerce and Industry are selected as samples. It is determined that the entreprenuers who took the survey are influenced by and dependent on their social, economic, cultural and political environment. It is concluded that the main body of the entrepreneurs in Malatya are very eager to create new businesses with a high level of entrepreneurship activity.