Abstract
This study aims to contribute to the entrepreneurial intention and behaviour literature by applying the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to a Saudi context and determining the factors that affect intentions and behaviours of Saudi distance learners to start a new business. Using a sample of 178 distance business learners, results showed that attitudes toward behaviour and perceived behavioural control were significantly associated with entrepreneurial intentions, and both intentions and perceived behavioural control explain actual behaviours. Findings also showed mediation roles in explaining respectively intentions and actual behaviours. The implications of these findings are discussed for both entrepreneurship researchers and university policy makers.