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Mallika Das, Department of Business Administration, Mount St. Vincent University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Abstracts

This study profiles women entrepreneurs who own and manage small to medium sized enterprises in two states in southern India- Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It examined the problems these women faced during the setting up and continued operation of their businesses, and the work-family conflicts that these women faced. It also looked at their reasons for starting a business and the self-reported reasons for their success. The initial problems faced by these women seem similar to those faced by women in western countries. However, Indian woman entrepreneurs faced lower levels of work-family conflicts and seem to differ in their reasons for starting and succeeding in business.

 Women Entrepreneurs From India: Problems, Motivations and Success Factors