Women Entrepreneurship in India

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Socio-economic profile of women entrepreneurs. 3. Entrepreneurial process among women entrepreneurs. 4. Financial structure of enterprises owned by women entrepreneurs. 5. Investigation of training related issues. 6. Obstacles faced by women in business. 7. Perception of women towards various entrepreneurship related issues. 8. Extent of fulfillment of expectations of women entrepreneurs from supporting agencies. 9. Summary and conclusions. Bibliography. Index.

"The book relates to Women Entrepreneurship in India. The major areas covered in this book include socio-economic profile of women entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial process, financial structure, training and problems faced by women in business. It provides a comprehensive analysis of various issues confronted by women entrepreneurs in India. The book offers empirical findings on various issues relating to entrepreneurship development among women. The book throws light on the fact that the problem of growing unemployment, regional imbalances, inequality in the distribution of income and wealth can be sorted out by providing training to the people of the country for self employment. It suggests various methods that may be followed to overcome various obstacles in the process of entrepreneurship development among women. The book highlights the role of various agencies in fulfilling the various expectations of women entrepreneurs in business.

The book contains useful material for all those having interest in the subject including the institutions imparting education in entrepreneurship development, NGOs, policy-makers and self-employed groups." (jacket)