Right efforts on all areas are required in the development of women entrepreneurs and their greater participation in the entrepreneurial activities. Following efforts can be taken into account for effective development of women entrepreneurs. Consider women as specific target group for all developmental programmes. Better educational facilities and schemes should be extended to women folk from government part. Adequate training programmes on management skills to be provided to women community. Encourage women’s participation in decision-making.

1. B COM 2ND SEM
KSAWU SYLLABUS
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
3. MEASURES TO IMPROVE WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Smt. Uma Minajigi Reur
Head, Dept. of Commerce &
Management
Smt. V G Degree College for Women,
Kalaburagi

2. B.COM SYLLABUS SECOND SEMESTER
2.6: WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Objectives: To acquaint students with the concepts of women entrepreneurship and to familiarize
the entrepreneurial development process. Pedagogy: Classroom lecture, Assignments and Field Visit.
Unit 1: Introduction: Concept, meaning and definition of Women entrepreneur and Women
entrepreneurship, Characteristics and Types of entrepreneurs, Functions of Women entrepreneur,
evolution of Women Entrepreneurship in India, Entrepreneurial skills and competency requirements
for women entrepreneur, Role of Women entrepreneurship in economic development. (15 Hours)
Unit 2: Opportunities and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs: Challenges faced by Women
entrepreneurs, Opportunities for an entrepreneurial career, measure to improve women
entrepreneurship, factors influencing the women entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial motivation
concept. (10 Hours)
Unit 3: Role of financial institution in support of women entrepreneurial activities: SIDBI, DIC, CEDOK,
RUDSETI, SFC, EDII, KVIC, (objectives and functions), Long term and Short term financing. Women
empowerment through Entrepreneurship Development Programmes. (15 Hours)
Unit 4: Government Schemes and Institutional support to Promote Women Entrepreneur: Trade
Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD) scheme for Women, AWAKE,
NAYE, Mahila Coir Yojana, Mahila Udyam Nidhi, Stand-up India, Annapurna Scheme, Stree Shakti
Package For Women Entrepreneurs, Bharatiya Mahila Bank Business Loan, Dena Shakti Scheme,
Udyogini Scheme, Cent Kalyani Scheme, Mahila Udyam Nidhi Scheme, Mudra Yojana Scheme For
Women, Orient Mahila Vikas Yojana Scheme, etc. (20 Hours)
Unit 5: Project Identification and Formulation: Meaning of project, project identification, project
selection, project formulation: meaning, significance, contents, formulation steps, Planning
Commission’s Guidelines for formulating a Project report, Specimen of a project report. (10 Hours)

3. Unit 2:
Opportunities and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs:
• Challenges faced by Women entrepreneurs,
• Opportunities for an entrepreneurial career,
• Measure to improve women entrepreneurship,
• Factors influencing the women entrepreneurship,
• Entrepreneurial motivation concept.

4. MEASURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS
Right efforts on all areas are required in the development of women
entrepreneurs and their greater participation in the entrepreneurial activities.
Following efforts can be taken into account for effective development of
women entrepreneurs.
1. Consider women as specific target group for all developmental
programmes.
2. Better educational facilities and schemes should be extended to women
folk from government part.
3. Adequate training programmes on management skills to be provided to
women community.
4. Encourage women’s participation in decision-making.

5. MEASURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS
5. Vocational training to be extended to women community that enables
them to understand the production process and production management.
6. Skill development will be done in women’s Polytechnique's and
industrial training institutes. Skills are put to work in training cum-
production workshops.
7. Training on professional competence and leadership skill to be extended
to women entrepreneurs.
8. Training and counselling on a large scale of existing women
entrepreneurs to remove psychological causes like lack self-confidence
and fear of success.

6. MEASURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS
9. Counselling through the aid of committed NGOs, psychologists,
managerial experts and technical personnel should be provided to
existing and emerging women entrepreneurs.
10. Continuous monitoring and improvement of training programmes.
11. Activities in which women are trained should focus on their
marketability and profitability.
12. Making provision of marketing and sales assistance from government
part.
13. To encourage more passive women entrepreneurs the women training
programmes should be organized that taught to recognize her own
psychological needs and express them.

7. MEASURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS
14. State finance corporations and financing institutions should permit by
statute to extend purely trade related finance to women entrepreneurs.
15. Women's development corporations have to gain access to open-ended
financing.
16. The financial institutions should provide more working capital
assistance both for small scale venture and large scale ventures.
17. Making provision of micro credit system and enterprise credit system to
the women entrepreneurs at local level.
18. Repeated gender sensitization programmes should be held to train
financiers to treat women with dignity and respect as persons in their
own right.

8. MEASURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS
19. Infrastructure, in the form of industrial plots and sheds, to set up
industries is to be provided by state run agencies.
20. Industrial estates could also provide marketing outlets for the display
and sale of products made by women.
21. A Women Entrepreneur’s Guidance Cell set up to handle the various
problems of women entrepreneurs all over the state.
22. District Industries Centers and Single Window Agencies should make
use of assisting women in their trade and business guidance.

9. MEASURES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS
23. Programmes for encouraging entrepreneurship among women are to be
extended at local level.
24. Training in entrepreneurial attitudes should start at the high school level
through well-designed courses, which build confidence through
behavioural games.
25. More governmental schemes to motivate women entrepreneurs to
engage in small scale and large – scale business ventures.
26. Involvement of Non Governmental Organisations in women
entrepreneurial training programmes and counselling.

10. Women Entrepreneurship will flourish
only under right atmosphere which is
conducive from the social, political and
economic point of view.

11. THANK YOU