A Study of Women Entrepreneurship in SME Bade, Uma Rani.
By: Bade, Uma Rani
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ArticlePublisher: 2013Description: 699 - 706Subject(s): India | Women | Smes | Small And Medium Enterprises | Problems | Entrepreneur | Challenges | Women Entrepreneurship | Microentrepreneurship | Women | Women And Microentrerpeneurship | Entrepreneurship | Tenth Biennial Conference On Entrepreneu | Biennial Conference Papers
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Tenth Biennial Conference on EntrepreneurshipSummary: Over the years, there is a rapid growth of women entrepreneurs all over the world. In India, in the year 1981, only 5.2 percent of women in total were self employed, but as per Census 2001, this figure has risen to 11.2 percent and if the prevailing trend continues it is likely that in another ten years women will comprise 20 percent of the entrepreneurial force. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the backbone of local economies in most developing countries. Yet, most of these enterprises remain in the informal sector because they lack the ability to grow beyond the neighbourhood and comply with the demands of the complex business environment in the formal sector. This paper focuses on identifying the problems unique to women entrepreneurs in setting up the business. Women are equally competent in running business but still lacks behind in spite of the women empowerment movement in our country, there are social, cultural and economic hurdles in the way of women entrepreneurship and the major problem is the lack of an entrepreneurial environment. Inspite of having the potential and talent, women are deprived of opportunities, information and education. The...
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Over the years, there is a rapid growth of women entrepreneurs all over the world. In India, in the year 1981, only 5.2 percent of women in total were self employed, but as per Census 2001, this figure has risen to 11.2 percent and if the prevailing trend continues it is likely that in another ten years women will comprise 20 percent of the entrepreneurial force. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent the backbone of local economies in most developing countries. Yet, most of these enterprises remain in the informal sector because they lack the ability to grow beyond the neighbourhood and comply with the demands of the complex business environment in the formal sector. This paper focuses on identifying the problems unique to women entrepreneurs in setting up the business. Women are equally competent in running business but still lacks behind in spite of the women empowerment movement in our country, there are social, cultural and economic hurdles in the way of women entrepreneurship and the major problem is the lack of an entrepreneurial environment. Inspite of having the potential and talent, women are deprived of opportunities, information and education. The...
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