ENTREPRENEURSHIP - A KEY FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is the core of economic development.  It is a multi- dimensional task and essentially creative activity. Entrepreneur is key factor of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship has been a male-dominated phenomenon from the very early age but time has changed the situation and brought women as today's most memorable and inspirational entrepreneurs. The position and status of women in any society is an index of its civilization and progress. Women  are  equally  competent  in  running  business  but  still  lacks  behind  in  spite  of  women empowerment  movement  in  our  country,  there  are  social,  cultural  and  economic  hurdles  in  the way of women entrepreneurship and the major problem is lack of entrepreneurial environment. In spite of having the potential and talent, women are deprived of opportunities, information and education. The  paper  talks  about  the  status  of  women  entrepreneurs  and also  analyze  the  factors  which motivates women to start their own venture and the problems faced by them when they ventured out  to  carve  their  own  niche  in  the  competitive  world  of  business  environment.  An attempt is made to understand the role of government to accelerate the growth of women entrepreneurship.