Ribeiro, Maria IsabelFernandes, AntónioDiniz, Francisco2014-08-132014-08-132014Ribeiro, M.; Fernandes, A.; Diniz, F. (2014). Entrepreneurial potential of Portuguese agriculture higher education students: a case from Alto Trás-os-Montes region, Portugal. Economy of Region. ISSN 2072-6414. 2. p. 212-220.2072-6414.http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10136Ascertaining students' entrepreneurial intention and looking into their perception of the obstacles surrounding the entrepreneurial process are the objectives of this research. To achieve these objectives, a cross-sectional, quantitative, observational and analytical study was developed. To carry out this study, a random sample constituted by 269 students from Braganza School of Agriculture was collected. Descriptive statistics and statistical tests, namely, Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov with Lilliefors correction test and Levene test were computed using SPSS 16.0. A likely bankruptcy was identified as a critical factor in starting up a business. Lack of financial support was pointed as the major difficulty concerning business development. However, according to the results, 35.2% of the respondents would like to create their own business and contribute to the development of the regional economy, specifically, in the agriculture, food, biotechnological and environmental sectors.engEntrepreneurial potentialAgricultures higher education studentsBusiness constraints factorsjournal article