ENTREPRENEURS
By
1) Dr. Y.V.S. SUBRAHMANYA SARMA
Head and Associate Professor,
Department of Commerce,
P.G. Courses & Research Centre, D.N.R. College,
BHIMAVARAM – 534 202
Mobile No. 94408 36027;
Email ID: dryvsssarma@yahoo.co.in
The entrepreneur is a key to economic development. History is full of instances of individual entrepreneurs whose creativity has led to the industrialization of many nations, entrepreneurs like Bolton in the eighteenth century, Henry Ford and
Emil Ratheneau in 20th century, were responsible for the industrialization of their countries. NEED FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
The emergence of women entrepreneurs in a society depends to a great extent on the economic, religious, cultural, social, psychological and other factors. To developing countries like India, the presence of entrepreneurs, that too women entrepreneurs is of vital necessity, to achieve a rapid, all round and regionally and socially balanced economic growth through industrialization. It also helps in tapping the inherent talent prevailing among them and acts as a panacea for many problems faced by them, such as dowry death, low recognition in the society, poverty, unemployment and excessive dependence on male members.
Women suffer the most in out country. Her involvement in economic activities is marked by low work participation rates, excessive concentration in the unorganized sector f the economy and that too in low skill jobs. There is greater dynamism in the rate of growth of female employment. However, in rural areas, perhaps the agriculture has provided much more employment for women. Their literacy rate, which itself is the cause for low economic status, creates a vicious circle of low social and economic status. At this specific juncture, that the emergence of women socio-economic emancipation of women1.
In recent times, the women in India have been neglected a lot. The status of women in India is an