Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran Journal of Entrepreneurship Development 2008-2266 10 2 2017 08 23 Designing a city Branding Pattern for Entrepreneurship Development (Studied case: Germi City) Designing a city Branding Pattern for Entrepreneurship Development (Studied case: Germi City) 221 240 63405 10.22059/jed.2017.238762.652280 FA Nader Bahari Ph.D. Student, Aras International Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran Hashem Aghazade Associate Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran Taher Roshandel Arbatani Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Shahram Sedghi Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Medical Information, Iran University of Medical Sciences Journal Article 2017 05 27 City brand is an important asset for sustainable urban development and is a distinction between cities. City branding is a phenomenon that cities need it in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in the age of globalization and setting up for entrepreneurship. The main aim of this research is designing a city Branding Pattern for Entrepreneurship Development in the Germi city. The research method is fundamental practical according to the goal and in terms of data collection it is qualitative, conducted through the Grounded theory method. In this research, 21 faculty members of urban management, marketing management, executive management, government and cultural management, municipal managers and people with urban management experience were exposed to a deep interview using  purposive and snowball sampling methods and then the data was analyzed using open, axial and selective coding. The paradigmatic pattern from the causative required, underlying, confounding variables, strategies and brand consequences (Entrepreneurship development, Social capital development, attract and develop investment and tourism, rural development and the reduction of migration) for the city, the research results are considered. City brand is an important asset for sustainable urban development and is a distinction between cities. City branding is a phenomenon that cities need it in order to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in the age of globalization and setting up for entrepreneurship. The main aim of this research is designing a city Branding Pattern for Entrepreneurship Development in the Germi city. The research method is fundamental practical according to the goal and in terms of data collection it is qualitative, conducted through the Grounded theory method. In this research, 21 faculty members of urban management, marketing management, executive management, government and cultural management, municipal managers and people with urban management experience were exposed to a deep interview using  purposive and snowball sampling methods and then the data was analyzed using open, axial and selective coding. The paradigmatic pattern from the causative required, underlying, confounding variables, strategies and brand consequences (Entrepreneurship development, Social capital development, attract and develop investment and tourism, rural development and the reduction of migration) for the city, the research results are considered. https://jed.ut.ac.ir/article_63405_bf078538986eb6a0d09a6f3deaeaf0ce.pdf