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Barriers of Women Entrepreneurship in North Eastern Region of India

Jitendra K. Chauhan and Pubali Saikia

Abstract

Women are hard workers, adventurous, self-determined and are willing to take risks in setting up new enterprises. It is a tradition on the part of women to make efficient management of household affairs but now-a-days women are equally interested in setting up their own business to become independent and self-reliant. When an enterprise is established and controlled by a woman, it not only boosts economic growth, but also has many desirable outcomes. They have become important players in the entrepreneurial landscape. But there are some difficulties faced by an entrepreneur while starting a new activity. Moreover, it is very difficult for an entrepreneur to start a new venture in any field. Moreover, finance is the prime obstacle for an entrepreneur to run and marketing any product. Major barriers faced by an entrepreneur such as poor knowledge and skill, poor support from family, lack of decision-making ability, lack of leadership quality, lack of technical qualification and lack of information or advice, competition and so on while establishing and running a new enterprise are considered as barriers in the present study. Barriers reported by the respondents were shortage of money, lack of technical knowledge on maintenance of machineries and attachments, lack of coordination among employees, availability of quality raw material and so on. Therefore, it is very essential for everyone to motivate an entrepreneur to start an enterprise as per his or her choice. Because entrepreneurship is the right way to develop one’s inner qualities in different aspects for self -reliance.

Keyword: Entrepreneur; Barrier; Entrepreneurship;

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