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The  governments  across  the  world  have  recognized  the  importance  of  small  and  medium‐scale enterprises and their role in economic growth, social solidarity, employment, and regional and local development. This study aims to investigate the existing barriers in export performance of small and medium‐scale  enterprises.  It  is  causal  research  and has  an  applicable purpose.  In order  to  test  the proposed hypotheses and perform statistical analyses, field study has been utilized. The required data has been gathered by means of questionnaire. The statistical population included 1400 managers and deputies of  Isfahan Stone  Industrial Cluster among which 211 persons were selected. Confirmatory factor  analysis was  employed  to  confirm  validity  and  reliability  of  the  questionnaire which was obtained through the Cronbachʹs alpha coefficient equal to 0.744. The hypotheses were tested by means of  structural  equation modeling  and Lisrel  software. Given data  analysis,  the  results  indicate  that internal barriers of  the  firm,  including companies’  internal barriers and product barriers, as well as external  barriers,  such  as  industry  entry  barriers, market  barriers  and  environmental  barriers,  are effective on export performance of the firm.

Investigating the Existing Barriers in Export Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Case Study: Iran s Isfahan Stone Industrial Cluster