FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND PROMOTIONAL ENTERPRISES IN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT (A CASE OF UTTARAKHAND)

Research paper tries to examine the role of financial institutions and promotional enterprises in women entrepreneurial development. Exploratory factor analysis identifies the factor contributing toward the role of financial institutions and promotional enterprises in promoting women entrepreneurship development in small and medium scale enterprises in Uttarakhand. Cross sectional bivariate analysis was performed in order to develop a construct to identify the importance of various financial measures taken to support women entrepreneurs in the state of Uttarakhand.