Factors Associated with Entrepreneurial Development among Women

The emergence of women in economy as entrepreneurs is a major development in setting free and securing them a place in the society, which they deserve. A women entrepreneur is the one who applies feminist values, ideas and approaches through entrepreneurship, with the aim of raising the level of the quality of life and the status of girls and women in the society. Concept of women Entrepreneur Enterprise- A small scale industrial unit or industry related service or business enterprise, managed by one or more women entrepreneurs in a concern, in which they will individually or jointly have a share capital of not less than 51 % as shareholders of the private limited company, members of co-operative society. The entrepreneurial development of the business people can be evaluated based on the financial performance or on the operational performance of his/her enterprise. Though women entrepreneurship and the formation of women owning business are steadily rising these days, women face a number of challenges and obstacles. The sample of 50 women entrepreneurs were randomly selected for the present study. The sampling method used by the researcher was simple random sampling technique. The findings of the study show the sub-system variables which influence the entrepreneurial performance and constrains faced by women entrepreneurs in running an enterprise.