Know your entrepreneurs (kye): a profile (with special reference to education and occupation of entrepreneurs of Odisha)

The present study is an attempt to know whether there is any relationship exists between the education of the entrepreneur and the nature of enterprise promoted, occupational back ground of entrepreneurs and the nature of enterprise promoted and among the educational and occupational background of entrepreneurs and nature of enterprise promoted, when all taken together. Researchers observed and found in most of the cases educational background are not directly linked with the promotion of units. Therefore, it gives low correlation among the three constituents taken together. Even though there is high relationship between the occupational background and nature of units promoted. Study shows experience has more bearing than educational qualification of the entrepreneurs on choice of an industrial area. Entrepreneurs under study undertook the units in which they have very good work experience, even though they had educational specialization in other industrial areas. Important industrial belts of Odisha were selected for the study.