The Roles and Problems of NGOs in Development of Youth Entrepreneurship

The role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), as a stakeholder of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, is gaining more and more importance in the development and dissemination of youth entrepreneurship. However, there is a lack of research in both national and international literature on the role of NGOs in entrepreneurship in general and youth entrepreneurship in particular. In this direction, this study has been prepared to determine the roles and problems of various institutions, especially NGOs, working in support and dissemination of young entrepreneurship. A quantitative research method was adopted in the study and a questionnaire form was developed using the literature. The questionnaire form was applied to the representatives of different institutions working on youth entrepreneurship in Turkey. For this, snowball sampling method was used and a sample group of 100 people was reached. The results of the study confirm the problems both in the execution of activities and in cooperation. However, it has been determined that the willingness and ability to offer suggestions for solving these problems is high. In particular, the need for platforms to harmonize the young entrepreneurship activities of institutions and to act as an umbrella/roof on this issue was particularly emphasized. [For the full proceedings, see ED630948.]