摘要：Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) and Entrepreneurship are crucial components of any economy. Entrepreneurship thrives in economic systems that support innovation and hard work. Hence, when entrepreneurs become successful, the nation is immensely benefited. The main aim of this study is to examine and compare the factors affecting the success of small and medium scale entrepreneurs in Oman. It is a correlational study between the demographic and business environment related factors that are expected to contribute to the success of small and medium scale entrepreneurs in Oman. Cross-sectional survey with 100 samples was administered. Structured questionnaire was distributed among selected small and medium scale entrepreneurs in Oman. The collected data were analyzed using IBM SPSS software version 20. In addition, descriptive statistics and Chi-square analysis were employed to indicate and test the relationship between the entrepreneur’s demographic characteristics and their perception of the factor’s level of influence on entrepreneurial success. Hence, the results revealed the presence of positive and strong significant relationship between the entrepreneur’s demographic characteristics and its perception level on related factors affecting their overall business success. In addition, the study identified factor/s greatly contributes to an entrepreneur’s success as being perceived by the selected respondents of the study.
