3. “An enterprise owned and controlled by a women having a
minimum financial interest of 51% of the employment
generated by the enterprise to women”
- Government of India
“A women entrepreneur can be defined as a
confident, innovative & creative women capable of
achieving self economic independence individually or in
collaboration, generates employment opportunities for
others through initiating, establishing and running the
enterprise by keeping place with her personal, family &
social life.”
- Kamal Singh
4. Exploration of the prospects of
starting a new business enterprise.
Undertaking a risk and handling
of economic uncertainties involved
in business.
Introduction of innovations,
imitations of innovations.
Co ordination, administration
and control.
Supervision and leadership.
5. Problem of Finance
Limited Mobility
Lack of Education
Male dominated society
Low Risk-bearing Ability
Social Recognition
7. Categories For Supply of Rural
Women Entrepreneurs
Women who take to entrepreneurship because of dire
economic needs.
Women who take to entrepreneurship because they
had the family back-ground tradition in some skill or
trade, hence they would like to have extra money for
themselves.
Women, who take it up because they have certain
personality characteristics such as need for
achievement, need for power and influence, etc.
8. CONTINUOUS
Women who take it up as a leisure time activity, and
On official advice and guidance.
10. Factors of depend
upon the selection of
industry By Women
Entrepreneurs
Types of Assistance
provide by Women
Entrepreneurs
SBI sponsored SISI
Recommended the
industries for Women
Entrepreneurs
11. Factors of depend upon the
selection of industry By
Women Entrepreneurs
Family background
Education
Attitude
Training, etc.
12. Types of Assistance provide by
Women Entrepreneurs
Promotional Help
Training
Selection of Machinery and Technology
Finance
Marketing Assistance
13. SBI sponsored SISI Recommended
the industries for Women
Entrepreneurs
Manufacturing of
Agarbati, Papad, Pickle, Apparels, Stationery,
Packaging materials, handicrafts and bed
sheets.
Running of urban dairies, Dry
cleaning, creches, restaurants, working
women’s hostel, photographic
studios, Xeroxing firm, pathological clinics for
biochemistry students, travel
agencies, advertising agencies, etc.
14. Continuous
Services centers for plumbering, electric
repairs, television repairs, radio and watch
repairs, office maintenance on contract
basis, catering, batik painting, embroidery, tutorial
classes, stenography classes.
Retail shops for textiles, readymade
garments, grocery, drug stores, snack bars, sweetmeat
stalls, soft drink, florist shops.
15. To provide a meeting ground for women entrepreneurs;
To provide and develop feelings of unity and brotherhood
among the entrepreneurs;
To develop self-confidence and hope among female
entrepreneurs;
To present the problems of women entrepreneurs before
the concerned authorities for consideration and
fedressal;
To secure various concessions, subsidies and assistance
for women;
16. Continuous
To organise seminars and conferences
on entrepreneurship with the help of
other national and international bodies;
To secure wider dispersal of
entrepreneurship among women;
To establish useful contacts for
promoting women entrepreneurship.
To perform other activities to improve
the operational efficiency of women
entrepreneurs, etc.
19. Indra Nooyi
Origin: Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, India
Age : 56
Awards and
Recognitions: Padma
Bhushan, Forbes etc.
Company: Pepcico.
20. Naina Lal Kidwa
Origin: North India
Age: 54
Awards and
Recognitions: Padma Shri,
Fortune global list of Top
Women in Business etc.
Company: HSBC Group
21. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Origin : Bangalore,
Karnataka, India
Age : 59
Awards and
Recognitions : Karna
aka Rajyothsava Award,
Nikkei Asia Prize etc
Company : Biocon
