Barriers To Business Venture Formation Amongst Individuals In The City Of Kuala Lumpur And Selected Districts In Selangor

Izaidin, Abdul Majid and Mohd Taib, Dora and Mohd Fauzi, Kamarudin and Safiah , Sidek (2008) Barriers To Business Venture Formation Amongst Individuals In The City Of Kuala Lumpur And Selected Districts In Selangor. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

This study investigates factors that were commonly thought to post as hindrances to the formation of new firms or that discourage people to venture into business. The reasons for new firm starts are complex and a combination of factors will often contribute to venture creation. This research explores the prevalence of entrepreneurial activities. which is measured in terms of the involvement in business activities amongst a relatively huge number of respondents. Factors such as feeling contented with the currently acquired income, preferring salaried job rather than doing business, no interest in establishing own business and do not know of how to get access to capital are among the various factors that were identified as common barriers to starting-up own businesses. Some patterns of relationship between the related demographic variables and the propensity to entrepreneurial and business activities were also explored in this research with the intention to w1cover some general picture of the Malaysian business context. This study was conducted in several selected districts in the states of Selangor and the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Research samples were chosen based on the presence of the various characteristics that were relevant to the study. They include diversities in the forms of race and economic background. In addition, the population under study was also identified as of the highest population density in the country.

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