The document discusses women entrepreneurship in India. It defines women entrepreneurship as women organizing all factors of production, undertaking risks, and providing employment. It also defines women entrepreneurs according to the Government of India as having a minimum 51% financial interest and employment in their enterprise. The document then highlights qualities of successful women entrepreneurs and both push and pull factors for women entering entrepreneurship. It provides examples of government schemes supporting women entrepreneurs and challenges they face including access to funding, balancing business and family, and gender discrimination. The document concludes by profiling several influential women entrepreneurs in India and their accomplishments.

2.  Women entrepreneurship is the process where women
organize all the factors of production, undertake risks,
and provide employment to others. The definition of
women entrepreneurship has never been differentiated
on the basis of sex and hence could be extended to
women entrepreneurs without any restrictions.
 Government of India has defined women
entrepreneurs as an enterprise owned and controlled
by a women having a minimum financial interest of
51% of the capital and giving at least 51% of
employment generated in the enterprise to women.

3.  Honesty and Integrity
 Ability to learn quickly
 Her persuasiveness
 Problemsolving.
 Willingness to take risks andchances.
 Empathy and Ability to motivatepeople.
 Knowing how to win andlose gracefully.
 Focus and Commitment

4. • PushFactors
 Death of breadwinner
 Sudden fall in familyincome
 Permanent inadequacy in income of thefamily
 PullFactors
 Women’s desire to evaluate theirtalent
 Toutilize their free time oreducation
 Need and perception of Women’s Liberation,Equity
etc.
 Togain recognition, importance and socialstatus.
 Toget economic independence

5.  Bhartiya Mahila Bank
 Vikaspedia
 Annapurna Scheme
 Stree Shakti
 Orient Mahila Vika Yojana Scheme
 Dena Shakti Scheme
 Udyogini Scheme- Karnataka
 Cent Kalyani Scheme
 Mahila Uddyami Yojana Scheme- MUDRA

6.  A Diverse and Innovative Workforce
 Strength in Soft Skills and Emotional
Intelligence
 Ability to Create a Woman-friendly Corporate
Environment

7.  Gender Discrimination
 Difficulty in Acquiring Funds
 Building a Viable Support Network
 Balancing business and Family lives
 Procurement of raw Materials
 Struggling to be taken seriously
 No awareness of facilities providedby government

8.  At 63 years, she is still going
strong. She is the president
and CFO of PepsiCo India
Holdings Pvt. Ltd. She
holds master degree in
public management which
she completed from Yale
University and did her
marketing and finance from
Kolkata’s IIM. Before
joining Pepsi Co, she was
associated with known
names like Asea Brown and
Motorola. She truly inspires
many women and will
inspires generations.

9.  Kiran Mazumdar completed her
schooling from Bishop Cotton Girl’s
High School, Bangalore. Later she
attended Bangalore’s Mount Carmel
College where she studies biology
and zoology.
 She is the MD and Chairperson of
Biocon Limited, a Bangalore based
bio-pharmaceutical company.
Graduated in 1973 and started the
company in the year 1978. It was an
industrial enzyme manufacturing
company in its initial years but under
Kiran’s leadership, today it is a full-
blown bio-pharmaceutical company.
The main focus of the company is to
come up with solutions for diseases
like diabetes and cancer that plagues
India.

10.  fter completing her schooling from
Lucknow’s La Martiniere and later on
went to the Queen Mary’s, Allahabad
for further studies. Shahnaz went off
to learn cosmetology and cosmetic
therapy from leading Western
institutions that include Lean of
Copenhagen, Christine Valmy,
Schwarzkopf, Lancome and Helena
Rubinstein.
 She is a popular name in the Indian
herbal cosmetics industry. Shahnaz is
the CEO of Shahnaz Herbals Inc. Her
company has over 400 franchise
clinics across the globe. She is one of
the most influential women in India,
Her contributions led her to receive
the Padma Shri from the GOI back in
2006.

11.  She is India’s influential women for all
when it comes to making it big in
entrepreneurship. Born in New Delhi
in the year 1959, completed her
graduation from New Delhi’s
Polytechnic for Women. She then
ventured to countries like the UK,
France and Germany to get necessary
insights on nutrition, food, fitness and
beauty.
 Vandana started the wellness and
beauty giant VLCC back in 1989 when
her daughter was just a toddler. She
was initially a homemaker who
refused to stay in the shackles of a
domestic life. Her determination and
diligence led her to be awarded the
Padma Shri in the year 2013. She was
later identified by Fortune India as the
33rdmost powerful Indian female
entrepreneur.

12.  Born in 1944 in Amritsar. She later
shifted to Shimla to complete her
schooling from Loreto Convent. She later
went on to enrol herself at Lady Irwin
College. After returning to the country,
she went ahead and enrolled herself at
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, to study
museology.
 One of the popular and women
influential name in the India’s fashion
industry. She was successful in creating a
niche market for her brand which
consists of designer ethnic wear, evening
formals, swim wear and traditional wear.
Her designs created history three times
in a row in the Miss India pageants. Her
contributions didn’t go unnoticed as she
was awarded the Padma Shri by the GOI
in 2013.

13.  Ekta Kapoor singlehandedly
found Balaji Telefilms in 1994
and changed the face of Indian
television.
 Her strong business acumen
and professionalism has made
her the Queen Bee of the
Indian soap opera scene.
 Today, she is counted among
the top 10 women
entrepreneurs in the country
and her production house has
several hit serials to its credit.