Volume : 4, Issue : 11, November - 2015

WOMEN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA � A REALITY

Tushar Sharma, Dr. Anju Singla, Parul Grover

Abstract :

<p>Entrepreneurship acts as a catalyst towards socio-economic development of the country as it creates employment, contributes in production and exports, generates income and alleviates poverty. The role which women can play in the socio-economic development of the country is manifold. The concept of women entrepreneurship clubbed with the concept of social entrepreneurship has given rise to a new concept of women social entrepreneurship. Therefore, this paper makes an attempt to study the start-up ventures of some successful young women social entrepreneurs who have not only contributed to the economic development but ought innovative solutions to the social problems of the country.</p>