The main objective of the present study is to examine cultural barriers of entrepreneurship from the perspective of (individual, environmental and organizational) and offering solutions for improvement in Social Security Organization of Kohgiluyeh-va-Boyerahmad. The research population consisted of all social organization of kohgiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad which is over 195 people that for accessing the whole population elements the all accounting system has been used. This study is descriptive- measurement of field branch and data was collected by using a questionnaire. This study was to investigate the validity of the questionnaire in comparison to the face validity, thus, the questionnaire had given to a number of relevant professors such as supervisor, advisor, and a group of university professors; and they were asked for each question. Its reliability was used by Cronbach's alpha 82%. The collected data has analyzed by SPSS software that using statistical tests such as tests of normality of data distribution (Kolmogorov - Smirnov test), one sample t-test, Friedman test, and ANOVA. Research findings indicate that institutional factors and environmental factors are hindering cultural entrepreneurship in Social Security Organization of Kohgiluyeh-va-Boyerahmad.
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