Introduction: Recently, despite the efforts that have been made to develop entrepreneurship, in practice, proper and sustainable growth in the field of entrepreneurship development and small and medium businesses is not observed in the country. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs in Iran face obstacles such as the transformation of government policies and the application of personal taste policies; unhealthy business environment; Instability of government managers and employers; existence of inappropriate and unsupportive laws; environmental uncertainty; lack of commercial infrastructure; lack of support of social and cultural norms for entrepreneurship; Unsuitability of the market; They face high interest rates on bank loans, etc., which has put an unfavorable business environment in front of them.
Background: The purpose of the current research is to develop a sports entrepreneurship development model based on existing obstacles and fields. Methodology: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in nature. which structural equations are used to formulate the model. The statistical population of the research was sports experts and entrepreneurs of West Azarbaijan province. In order to select the participants according to the number of the statistical population, 300 people were randomly selected as the research sample. Data collection was done in the field and through a researcher-made questionnaire based on an interview with 15 experts, experts and entrepreneurs of the province. Statistical analyzes were performed using confirmatory factor analysis with partial least squares approach in PLS Smart software environment.
Results: The results of the research showed that the research model consisting of the barriers and areas of sports entrepreneurship in West Azerbaijan Province and the strategies and consequences of the development of entrepreneurship in West Azerbaijan had a suitable fit and the barriers to entrepreneurship (p=0.000; t=26.385) and areas or the platforms of sports entrepreneurship (p=0.000; t=25/686) have a significant impact on sports entrepreneurship in West Azerbaijan Province and the existing conditions related to the obstacles and fields of sports entrepreneurship, the specified strategies related to the development of sports entrepreneurship in West Azerbaijan predicts (p=0.000; t=24.058) and strategies also have a significant impact on the specified outcomes of the development of sports entrepreneurship in West Azerbaijan (p=0.000; t=24.580).
Conclusion: Sports entrepreneurs, while having huge participation in various activities, do not have suitable conditions and facilities, and if these places are provided for them, their potential talents will come to the fore and communities will enjoy more growth and development.