“The Rural Women Entrepreneurial Edge”

Abstract

Women entrepreneurs may do things differently. A rural woman encounters many constraints in the transformation process. Genders issues tend to regard the rural areas tend to be more traditional and is a stronger hindrance to potential female entrepreneurs than urban areas. Self-esteem and managerial skills being lower, access to external financial resources more difficult than in urban areas, assistance to technical and financial constraints should be developed to meet the needs of rural women. Active part in entrepreneurial restructuring, developing own ventures, expansion of existing businesses needs to be designed. This study is an attempt to create an awareness of the necessities of rural women entrepreneurs and overcome the barriers to uplift entrepreneurial activities in rural areas. The methodology employed is based on primary and secondary data in the area of Dhemaji, Sibsagar, Dharmanagar, Agartala, Siliguri and Guwahati City. The researcher is in the view to have more suggestion which would result beneficial to the rural women entrepreneurs in expanding their business also boost new entrepreneurship.