About 45% of new businesses survived three years after foundation from 2004 to 2009 (the Statistical Research Institute, Statistics Korea). It was the time that political direction should be made to elevate survival of business entrepreneurs.
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About 45% of new businesses survived three years after foundation from 2004 to 2009 (the Statistical Research Institute, Statistics Korea). It was the time that political direction should be made to elevate survival of business entrepreneurs.
This study investigated elevation of survival and success intentions of potential small business entrepreneurs who were forced to start business without economic and time room because of closure of job, regular retirement, resigning at official suggestion, divorce and separation by death.
The subject was 580 potential small business entrepreneurs who attended business startup class at small business support center. Questionnaires were used. And, analysis of frequency, factor analysis, reliability test and multiple regression analysis were used. Both SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 were used.
The study investigated effects of background, psychological features, business startup motives and business startup environment of potential small business entrepreneurs upon entrepreneurship intentions. The small business startup had moderating effects:
First, ages of the entrepreneurs had significantly negative influence upon entrepreneurship intentions, and job experience had significantly positive influence, and job experience had significantly positive influence, and both ages and educational background had significantly negative influence upon success intentions.
Second, achievement desire, internal control and risk taking had significantly positive influence upon success intentions.
Third, self-realization and self-supporting had significantly positive influence upon business startup intentions, and retirement had significantly negative influence. Not only independence but also self-realization had significantly positive influence.
Fourth, not only achievement desire but also internal control had significantly positive influence upon entrepreneurship intention at good business startup support, and self-realization, retirement type of business startup motive and economic situation had significantly positive influence upon entrepreneurship intention at high self-efficacy, and independence had negative influence upon entrepreneurship intention.
The findings were:
The potential small business entrepreneurs needed not simple business startup education for higher intention but business startup support program that the entrepreneurs could make use even at shortage of finance and time. So, entrepreneurship spirit preparing for business startup, consulting for high self-efficacy and success will, counselling technique, on-the-spot education, internship and others needed to research. Comprehensive, composite and lump sum entrepreneur oriented policy should be developed to let potential entrepreneurs succeed in business startup even at shortage of finance and time. Such effort could help small business entrepreneurs succeed in business startup.
Key Word: small business entrepeneurs, business startup, entrepreneurship spirit, background characteristics of the business entrepreneurs, psychological characteristics of business entrepreneurs, motives of business startup, business startup environment, business startup support system, self-efficacy, entrepreneurship intentions, business startup intentions, success intentions