ISSUES & CHALLENGES IN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Abstract [English]

This article triesto examine the barriers and motivating factors faced by Indian middle class women entrepreneur with special emphasizes given to cities of Bihar as there is number of small scale women entrepreneur in the city. In this dynamic world, women entrepreneurs are a significant part of the global expedition for sustained economic development and social progress. In India, planning commission, central and state government recognizes that women should be in the mainstream of economic development. In particular the development of small- scale enterprises for women are seen as the appropriate way to attack the poverty at grassroots level by generating income. Industrial policy of government of India has high lightened the need for entrepreneurship programs for women to enable them to start small scale industries. Even after 75 years of independence women in India are struggling for entrepreneurial freedom. That is why women as entrepreneurial resource have not been widely recognized in India. There has been increasing turned in number of women owned enterprises in India, but despite government efforts, substantial growth could not be achieved. And hence in the current scenario this study focuses on examining the demographic profile of women entrepreneurs in small scale sector in India., tries to analyze the various motivational factors responsible for women entrepreneurship to start up their own enterprise, probe into challenges / constraints faced by women entrepreneurs to start up their own business and finally suggest the framework for the promotion of women entrepreneurship in current scenario. The main aim of the study was to explore the social, cultural and economic implications of female entrepreneurship and identify the causes and motivational factors, obstacles and gender discrimination. Snowball sampling technique was used in this study.