A growing number of higher educational institutions (HEI) around the world have developed and implemented various e-entrepreneurship training programs (EETP) that are intended to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with the background, knowledge, skills, abilities and opportunities they need in order to achieve professional success in the business world (Daniel and Kent, 2009). Nevertheless, the type and quality of these EETP vary significantly, and there remains a paucity of timely and relevant research concerning optimal programming strategies and curricular offerings (Laud and Betts, 2015; Winkel & Vanevenhoven, 2013).
The principal objectives of this study were as follows:
1- Examine the effectiveness of EETP content (curriculum), EETP period, EETP trainers (instructors – individual mentor’s role) and EETP candidates’ input (involvement and contribution)) in the higher educational institutions (HEI) in the emerging markets (EM) particularly in the Gulf Countries Council (GCC).
2- Investigating the effectiveness of local EETP among young students in the emerging markets (EM) that will potential entrepreneurs in higher learning institutions (HEI) in GCC.
3- Determine whether the current EETP conducted in the emerging markets (EM) particularly in the GCC achieved its intended purposes of producing successful young entrepreneurs.
Small businesses, entrepreneurs and startups are the engine of economic growth, and the importance of their contributions to new job creation and job skills training cannot be overstated (Bauer, 2011). In this regard, Wu and Jung (2008) emphasize that, “Entrepreneurs are important to the economy of a country and the world. A significant portion of all new jobs was created by new organizations. Among numerous factors that lead to new organizational creation, an entrepreneurship education and training program is crucial” (p. 44). Just as importantly for the EM specifically the GCC, EETP can also facilitate the diversification and transition of national economies (Wu & Jung, 2008). Taken together, it is clear that EETP represent a valuable resource for nations’ current and future economic development.