Strategies to Development of Entrepreneurship at Handicrafts Cooperatives in Kurdistan Province

The main purpose of this study was to investigate strategies to development of strategies to development of entrepreneurship athandicrafts cooperativesin Kurdistan Province. The population for this study was comprised of all members of handicraftscooperativesin Kurdistan (N= 140). Completed survey instrument were received from 129 members. Data was organized in a database setup and analyzed by a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS-PC) statistics software. The instrument of the study was a questionnaire. A panel of experts was used to establish suitability and content validity of the instrument. A pilot test for reliability was conducted. The reliability score was r= 0.70. Results showed that members did not have enough information about the various functions of cooperatives. Respondents identifiedthe most influential factors in improving cooperative's performance wereeducation–communication, supportand innovation. Factorial analysis identified strategies to development of entrepreneurship athandicrafts cooperativesas principleof cooperation, entrepreneurshiptraining, following up succeededmodelsand research.