Woman Entrepreneurship A Bane or A Boon to Enterprise Development

Abstract

Women choose micio enterprises as a way for the betterment of their livellhood. Whether employment generated by enterprises really enabled them to achieve their goals is not clear. Therefore, the major objective of this study was to assess the interrelationship between the potentiality of women as entrepreneurs and their enterprise development, and to recommend suitable remedial measures. Through interviews and questionnaires data was obtained related to demographic, situational, contextual and personal characteristics that could affect enterprise development. It was found the situational factors pushed women to become as entrepreneurs. Demographic factors, contextual and personal characteristics contribute marginally to the development of the enterprise while placing barriers.