The Role of Entrepreneurship in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Entrepreneurship for sustaining the gains of development (called sustainopreneurship) is a growing issue as society seeks solutions that will lead to long-term development. Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 emphasizes the role of entrepreneurship in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), The Kingdom's government has provided all supporting tools, the most important of which is support for entrepreneurs, as entrepreneurship is critical to achieving the SDGs. However, the literature shows that only a few studies investigated the effects of entrepreneurship on sustainable development. Therefore, a statistical -analytical method was used to investigate the linkage between sustainopreneurship and the achievement of the SDGs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in terms of creating a society that is socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable. Primary data was collected from a sample of Saudi entrepreneurs who have recently launched their businesses.
This paper shows to what extent Saudi entrepreneurs employ sustainopreneurship to motivate unused economic resources, generate employment and income for the government, produce and distribute goods capable of improving living standards, and develop local technology, all provide opportunities for achieving sustainability goals. This research was carried out using the survey method, as it relied on a questionnaire designed by the researcher for the purposes of this research. The results of this research showed that entrepreneurship significantly affects achieving sustainable economic development in Saudi Arabia. The research contributes theoretically to the development of the concept of sustainopreneurship.