Rural entrepreneurship in Mahmoud Abad Khodabande (Zanjan)

Entrepreneurship is the process of creating, introducing and launching a startup, such as a product, system or business. Entrepreneurship at the village level, which can occur in various fields such as trade, industry, agriculture, and acts as a strong factor for economic development, is defined. Entrepreneurship is a means to improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities and to maintain a healthy economy and environment. Considering the importance of the role of entrepreneurship in villages, the present research tries to focus on studying the prospects and challenges facing rural entrepreneurship in Mahmoud Abad.In order to reach the result, descriptive-analytical methodology and library and documentary sources were used, and a wide literature review was carried out in relevant subjects and fields. The results showed that entrepreneurship has a very effective role in rural development, such as raising the welfare level, reducing poverty, developing employment, etc., and this village has entrepreneurial potential and capabilities, but the level of entrepreneurship development is low. Challenges such as the process of receiving credits from banks, lack of financial resources, communication and transportation infrastructure, economic and marketing problems, technological challenges, low level of education have been identified and at the end, suggestions have been made to solve the challenges. Is.