Abstract
Women have been successful in breaking their confinement within the limits of their homes by entering into varied kinds of professionals and services women entrepreneurs have proved to be on par with their male counterparts in business acumen and are emerging as smart and dynamic entrepreneurs. Women-owned businesses are highly increasing in the economies of almost all countries. The hidden entrepreneurial potentials of women have gradually been changing with the growing sensitivity to their role and economic status in society. Skill, knowledge, and adaptability in business are the main reasons for women to emerge into business ventures‟ Women Entrepreneur‟ is a person who accepts a challenging role to meet her personal needs and become economically independent. The state of Tamilnadu is an industrially developing area in which some of the entrepreneurs excel in small-scale industry. Thus, the study aims to undertake entrepreneurial development among women highlighting their motivational forces and the relationship between socio-economic background of women entrepreneurs, motivational factors, and their existing entrepreneurial traits. The future will see more women venturing into areas traditionally dominated by men. The socio-background including factors, type, and mode of business, training programs are the important problems of women entrepreneurs in Thanjavur District
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