ABSTRACT

This chapter’s objectives include:

To demonstrate an understanding of the natures of entrepreneurial activities in GCC economies.

To analyze the facilitators and hindrances of entrepreneurship in GCC economies.

To evaluate some of the barriers to changes in institutions needed for promoting entrepreneurship in GCC economies.

To assess the roles of various institutional changes agents in GCC economies in bringing institutional changes related to entrepreneurship.

To demonstrate an understanding of various sources of finance in GCC economies and their differences with the rest of the world.