Issues and Challenges for Women Entrepreneurs in India

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In the words of former president Mr. APJ Abdul Kalam, empowering wom en is a prerequisite for creating a good nation, when women are empowered, society with stability is assured. Empowerment of women is essential as their thoughts and their value systems lead to the development of a good family, good society and ultimately a good nation. When a woman is empowered, it does not mean that another individual becomes powerless or is having less power. On the contrary, if a women is empowered her competencies towards decision- making will surely influence her familys performance. In advanced countries, there is a phenomenon of increase in the number of self- employed women after the world war second. In USA, women own 25% of all business, even though their sales on an average are less than two-fifths of those of other small business. In Canada, women own one-third of small business; and, in France, it is one-fifth. 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