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- Title
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN INDIA: ISSUES AND POLICIES.
- Authors
RIZVI, ARISHA FATIMA; NOOR, HASSAN MD. JILLUN
- Abstract
"Women who innovate initiate or adopt business actively are called women entrepreneurs." J. Schumpeter. According to a new National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) study published in a recent Forbes article, over half of all new small business jobs created in the next five years will come from businesses started by women. Self-employment is regarded as a cure to generate income. The Planning commission as well as the Indian government recognizes the need for women to be part of the mainstream of economic development. Women entrepreneurship is seen as an effective strategy to solve the problems of rural and urban poverty. Entrepreneurship development for women is an important factor in economic development of India. It is estimated that women entrepreneurs presently comprise about 10% of the total number of entrepreneurs in India, with the percentage growing every year. This conceptual paper give emphasis on the problems, issues, challenges faced by women entrepreneurs especially in India and the remedies to overcome them in the light of Indian government policies for women entrepreneurs. The primary objective of this paper is to find out the status of women entrepreneurs in India.
- Subjects
INDIA; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; BUSINESSWOMEN; SELF-employment; ECONOMIC development; NATIONAL Federation of Independent Business
- Publication
CLEAR International Journal of Research in Commerce & Management, 2017, Vol 8, Issue 12, p31
- ISSN
2249-4561
- Publication type
Article