JJEM: Special Edition 3 (January 2025)
JJEM: Special Edition 3 (January 2025)
2025-01-20
Challenges Faced by Women Entrepreneurs
Vinay H. B.
Entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in promoting frugality, utilizing their skills and initiatives to metamorphosize innovative ideas into successful businesses. A "women entrepreneur" refers to any woman who organizes and manages an enterprise, often taking significant risks in the process. The potential rewards for these efforts manifest in the form of profits. In India, women entrepreneurs are gaining momentum, particularly in the light of economic liberalization and globalization. The introduction of supportive policies and institutional frameworks aims at enhancing entrepreneurial skills, alongside vocational education and training, has generated startup for women's economic empowerment. In defiance these developments, they still represent for only one-third of all entrepreneurs in the country. This paper aims to explore the landscape of women entrepreneurs in India, with a focus on the challenges they encounter. The study will conclude by examining the key obstacles encountered by the Indian women entrepreneurs and the multiple of factors that impact their entrepreneurial journeys.
Entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurs, India, Economy