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Entrepreneurship is identified as an important field for a country because it can generate economic growth, create new jobs that can contribute to the national economy. Developed countries place the field of entrepreneurship as an important prerequisite for change and development of the country's economy. In the quest to become a developed country, several parties need to play an important role in encouraging youth who have graduated from colleges, universities, and polytechnics to venture into the field of entrepreneurship through constructive programs to nurture entrepreneurial talent from an early age. The goal of this propose study is to look for the factors that encourage polytechnic students to have the intention of venturing into the field of entrepreneurship. This study will investigate and evaluates the influence of entrepreneurial intention among Kuala Terengganu polytechnic students. A measurement consisting of several influencing factors or independent variables namely attitudes, social norms, the need for achievement and role models against the dependent variable entrepreneurial intention. By identifying all the independent variables, the findings have strong positive relationship between entrepreneurial intention among polytechnic students in Kuala Terengganu. As a result, entrepreneurial intention will continue to be an important component in the education sector and business development for the country in order to foster students' interest in entrepreneurs and thus produce more entrepreneurs among students.
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