Abstract:
Entrepreneurship holds the key to the faster economic development of nations. India needs entrepreneurs of
high calibre to realise Dr. Kalam’s dream of a developed nation by 2020. Entrepreneurs are highly motivated
individuals willing to take risks to achieve their entrepreneurial goals. There are many factors which motivate
individuals to don the garb of an entrepreneur. Many of them start their enterprises for fulfilling a set of
specific needs. This study aims to discover the motives for creating their enterprises, the needs satisfied
through entrepreneurship and the level of satisfaction they enjoy through entrepreneurial activity.