This document defines women entrepreneurs as women who own and control an enterprise with at least 51% financial interest and employment. It discusses key qualities of women entrepreneurs such as being ambitious, hardworking, and adventurous. Examples provided include Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, Ekta Kapoor who founded Balaji Telefilms, and Shahnaz Hussain who built a global herbal company. Common challenges faced by women entrepreneurs are societal responsibilities, lack of education, difficulty obtaining credit in a male-dominated business environment. The government has implemented programs like Mahila Vikas Nidhi to support women entrepreneurs.

2. introduction
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is someone who is a risk taker and is
ready to take challenges .
Women Entrepreneur
It may be defined as a woman or group of women
who initiate, organize and run a business enterprise.
Government of India has defined woman
entrepreneurs as owning and controlling an enterprise
with a woman having a minimum financial interest of
51% of the capital and giving atleast 51% of the
employment generated in the enterprise to women.

3. Definition
 “ Women who innovate initiate or adopt
business actively are called women
entrepreneurs.”
J. Schumpeter
“ Women entrepreneurship is based on
women participation in equity and
employment of a business enterprise.”
Ruhani J. Alice

4. Qualities of women entrepreneurs
 Accept challenges
Ambitious
Hard work
Patience
Motivator
Adventurous
Conscious
Educated
intelligent

9. Indra K Nooyi is an Indian-
American businesswoman, who
is currently the chairman and
CEO of PepsiCo.
She is one of the World’s 100
Most Powerful Women as ranked
by Forbes magazine.
She was awarded with Padma
Bhushan, which is the most
prestigious award of India.
Indra krishnamurthy nooyi

10. Woman who single-handedly
founded and made Balaji
Telefilms.
Currently the creative head of
Balaji Telefilms and counted as
one of the top 10 women
entrepreneurs of today.
Known to be fiercely protective
of her company and brand, Ekta is
also very professional and has
strong business acumen
Ekta kapoor

11. One of the most prominent
personalities of the corporate world.
The products launched by her
Company head their way to leading
global stores.
Her company Shahnaz Hussain
Herbals has witnessed tremendous
growth.
She has received many awards such as
“The Arch of Europe Gold Star for
Quality”, “The 2000 Millennium Medal
of Honor”, “ Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana
Award” and many more.
Shahnaz Hussain

12. BASIC PROBLEMS FACED BY
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Her being a woman
Responsibility towards
family, society and work
Male dominated society
Lack of education
Low risk bearing ability
Obtaining credit

13. Steps taken by government
Mahila Vikas Nidhi
District industries centre
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
Training Programs