African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Short Communication

Rural women entrepreneurship in India: Challenges and opportunities

Sanjeev Kumar Khare
  • Sanjeev Kumar Khare
  • Research Scholar SOS in Management, Jiwaji University Gwalior, India.
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Lilesh Gautam
  • Lilesh Gautam
  • Research Scholar SOS in Management, Jiwaji University Gwalior, India.
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  •  Received: 24 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 27 March 2014
  •  Published: 14 April 2014

Abstract

The entrepreneur is an economic man, who tries to maximize his profits by innovation. Innovation involves problem solving and entrepreneur gets satisfaction from using capabilities in attacking problems. There are around   seven lakh villages in India and also that more than 70% of our population that live in villages half are women. Rural women represent a sizeable percentage of labor force in our country, yet they have not been brought under the main stream of development. The rural women may be mobilized and may lead the nation towards the path of progress and prosperity. The rural women by all means can be very effective agents of change for better homes, better society and ultimately for robust economy in the present global scenario. 
 
Keywords: Entrepreneur, Satisfaction, Progress and Prosperity, Global scenario