‘Receiving funds is main challenge for entrepreneurs’

AMMAN — Difficulty in receiving funds is the main challenge facing entrepreneurs, according to a survey quoted by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The survey, carried out by Injaz, said that some 59 per cent of the sampled group of 700 students said that they had experienced difficulty in securing financing for their enterprises, while 20 per cent said a lack of awareness of entrepreneurship and 18 per cent said a lack of legal knowledge were the main challenges, Petra reported. Some 36 per cent of the students said they will not continue their enterprises.