A Study of Changing Scenario of Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs

Pandit Jawaharlal Lal Nehru has said “When women move forward, the family moves, the village moves and then ultimately the Nation moves forward”. In the recent times women entrepreneurs has grown significantly all over India. They are not only contributes to economic growth and development of country but also to the economic well-being of their family members and communities. There's no denying the point that Indian women have come a long way, but they still have a long path to go when it comes to comparing the figures with their male colleagues. According to the recent reports only 14 percent of business establishments in the India are being run by female entrepreneurs. Regardless of number of actions and incentives taken by the government, the women entrepreneurs are not growing at a faster rate. This shows that the government has to make many more efforts to boost the present scenario of women entrepreneurs in India. In this paper we will cover the review of several researches and experts on women entrepreneurship in India and ways to take care of the present condition of women entrepreneurs. This paper is an attempt to know the recent trends and changing paradigm shifts of entrepreneurial opportunities in country, what are the various motivating factors for women to become entrepreneur, various opportunities available in front of women & challenges faced by women entrepreneurs and to know the future prospects for the development of women entrepreneurs in India.