Prospects and Challenges for Women Entrepreneurs with Special Reference to Salem District, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract

Women entrepreneurship is still underdeveloped concept across the world especially in India. Not only are minority and women business owners a growing segment of the entrepreneur population, but their businesses also tend to be relatively dynamic. Starting a new business can be a challenge. Normally Women entrepreneurs may face a number of hurdles, including lack of access to capital, insufficient business networks for peer support, investment, and business opportunities, and the absence of the full range of essential skills necessary to lead a business to survive and grow.This proposed study is an attempt to examine the entrepreneurial prospects and challenges faced by the Women entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu. The study is to be conducted in the state of Tamil Nadu. The Women entrepreneurs will be the respondents for the proposed study. The researcher will use mixed methods to explore the entrepreneurial prospects and challenges faced by Women entrepreneurs with special reference to Tamil Nadu. The study is to be conducted in various districts of Tamil Nadu in India. A two-stage sampling technique will be adopted in this study. In the first stage, districts will be selected using a simple random sampling method and in the second stage, respondents will be selected through snowball/purposive sampling and will be studied through both a semi-structured questionnaire and personal interviews. National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) will be consulted for the government’s policy documents and data on Women entrepreneurs. The SPSS package will be used for quantitative data analysis. The researcher intended to use the following statistical tools by using SPSS and AMOS.