The Comparison of the Business Environment for Economic Activities and Its Improvement Strategies in Isfahan

Being aware of the status of the business environment and trying to improve it have been known as essential economic strategies for governments. The business environment improvement is a basis of competitive advantage and accelerates the process of globalization. It is also known as one of the requirements of creating a competitive environment and privatization process. So, the continuous monitoring of the business environment which is affected by various factors is necessary for timely adjustment and decision making. Based on the plan of the business environment monitoring approved by the Islamic Parliament of Iran, this study has provided 350 economic activists whose activities were selected based on the defined ISIC codes, with a standard questionnaire to evaluate the status of the business environment for economic activities in Isfahan. Then, the collected data have been analyzed using appropriate statistical methods and the results have been presented in two parts of descriptive and inferential analysis. To achieve more accurate results from the questionnaires, the qualitative aspect of the problems and their possible solutions have also been presented through interviews with experts of various economic sections in Isfahan. According to the interviews results, it was founded that banks facilities, taxation problems, instability of the production and investment regulations, lack of updates in the rules governing the organizations and their subsidiaries and finally, inappropriate status of the customs have had the most frequencies.