Problems and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs (Paperback)

Economic development in any form is the outcome of human activity.Women's development has considered the key to the overall sustainable development of a nation. Several central government and state government departments, government sponsored institutions as well as voluntary organizations have introduced a multitude of programmes of assistance and incentives etc, to keep up the tempo and to speed up the process of growth of women entrepreneurship. This book expose the root causes of these problems, feasible and appropriate measures to overcome these problems and make the enterprises set-up by women entrepreneurs not only sustainable but develop further. The specific objectives of the book: Review the government policy, programme and performance of women entrepreneurs in India; Examine motivational factors that influence women to become entrepreneurs; Analyze the performance of select women entrepreneurs; Evaluate the problems confronted by women entrepreneurs; and Assess the prospects of women enterprises. Appropriate tools are employed to analyse and interpret the data. The report is organized into seven chapters.