Strategies for Developing Women Entrepreneurship

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Promotion of small-scale and cottage industries in Asia. 3. Rural industrialization in India. 4. Strategies for developing entrepreneurship. 5. A model for developing agro-enterprises among farm women in Asia. 6. Participation of women in socio economic development. 7. Collective approach to development of enterprises by women in Bangladesh. 8. Role of banks in entrepreneurship development. 9. Extension education in aid of agricultural marketing. 10. Mini-entrepreneurial initiatives by women Self-Help Groups in Andhra Pradesh. Appendices. Index.

"In the whole gamut of small industry promotion, entrepreneurship development, which may be called human resource development, is a pivotal factor. Its nature being such, it can grow and be developed only over a period of time. It needs organization, motivation, training and sustained institutional support.

Three principal factors which are vital for economic development in terms of employment-generation, utilization of human and physical and material resources and empowerment of women are stressed in the present volume.

Developing entrepreneurship among women cannot be achieved in a vacuum and conditions in general are be created and environment should be made conducive and preparedness and willingness on the part of the society in general are essential to promote entrepreneurship among women which would lead to their empowerment.

All pertinent issues and strategies for women entrepreneurship are discussed in this volume."