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The other major challenge for women entrepreneurs is the type of activities performed in their occupational role. [46] Oftentimes, these activities may be quite limited, corresponding to traditional gendered roles, performing business ventures such as selling fruit or flowers at temples in India, which hinders the further development of women ...
The study argues the essential requirement of skill development to achieve technology adoption and women empowerment in the country. Ekta Foundation is a prominent Indian non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through comprehensive skill training programs. Their holistic approach focuses on bridging the gap ...
Even though female entrepreneurship and the formation of female-owned business networks is steadily rising, there are a number of challenges and obstacles that female entrepreneurs face. One major challenge for female entrepreneurs faces traditional gender roles that are structurally internalized by society.
The Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) is a unified access portal [clarification needed] which brings together women from different regions of India, across economies to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations.
In South Asia, women entrepreneurs lead 20% of social enterprises. [1] Women-led businesses provide economic empowerment especially in cultural contexts where women are not the main breadwinners. [3] [4] India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh all of which have seen a rise in social businesses in the last few decades. [1]
Stand-Up India was launched by the Government of India on 5 April 2016 to support entrepreneurship among women and SC & ST communities. Stand Up India Loan Scheme is a government initiative launched by the Government of India in 2016 to promote entrepreneurship and facilitate bank loans to Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) and women entrepreneurs in the country.
Kenya has also seen significant growth for women in business; encouraging entrepreneurship by women has been an important approach to poverty in Kenya. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] The Kenyan government, with support from NGOs , has created many programs providing access to financial resources, loans , and entrepreneurial education.
Kalpana Saroj (born 1961) is an Indian business woman, entrepreneur and a TEDx speaker, [1] and the chairperson of Kamani Tubes in Mumbai, India.Known as Indian Woman entrepreneur, she bought the distressed assets of Kamani Tubes Company and successfully steered the company back to profitability.