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- Title
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PALAKKAD DISTRICT.
- Authors
DEEPIKA C.
- Abstract
The entrepreneur is the aggressive catalyst for change in the world of business. He or she is an independent thinker who dares to be different in a background of common events. Women who were earlier the bread maker have now become the bread earners and they are doing a great job indeed. Today many women are open to the entrepreneurial world despite of the problems faced by them. Even though it is said that entrepreneurs are born, they can be made by sharpening their skills and providing training. There are several institutes and organizations in our country to provide entrepreneurship training and financial assistance. But measures should be initiated to make it popular among the women. The present study is an attempt to study the problems faced by women entrepreneurs in Palakkad District. Thus the study is relevant to examine the present status of women and development in women entrepreneurship in Palakkad district. The study reveals that women entrepreneurs faces financial, labour, personal and technical problems. Though the present status of the women are satisfactory, and they possess various skills such as communication, leadership, technical and managing ability. But there are still a lot of challenges to women entrepreneurs. Thus the study concludes that a conscious effort by everyone in the ecosystem is needed to combat the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in Palakkad District.
- Subjects
INDIA; BUSINESSWOMEN; SELF-efficacy; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; LEGAL status of women; WOMEN merchants
- Publication
CLEAR International Journal of Research in Commerce & Management, 2015, Vol 6, Issue 8, p64
- ISSN
2249-4561
- Publication type
Article