Social Capital Explanation of Entrepreneurial Capabilities among Graduate Students of Tabriz University

Entrepreneurship is one of the most important topics in development. But some of entrepreneurship as an engine of economic growth have been forgotten. The purpose of this study is the studies of entrepreneurial capabilities of graduate students of Tabriz University. This research is based on a survey method. Data collection instrument was a questionnaire. The target population included all graduate students of Tabriz University in 1391; respectively 286 of them were selected using Cochran formula and stratified random sampling method. The findings show that, graduate students of Tabriz University of entrepreneurial spirit are moderate and slightly lower than the mean. Also, the test results indicate that the correlation between social capital and a significant positive correlation with entrepreneurial potential. Entrepreneurial potential in terms of gender, marital status, has no significant difference. The result of two variable regression models indicates that social support and social participation could change about 10 percent of graduate students to explain entrepreneurial potential.