http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/7876 2026-05-15T15:00:42Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8130 What Influences Women Entrepreneurial Performance in Meghalaya? Chyne, Ridameka; Syngkon, R A J This study is conducted among the Khasis, an indigenous tribe, which is one of the largest surviving matrilineal culture(s) in the world found in Meghalaya which is in the north- eastern part of India. The aim of this paper is to explore the experiences of Khasi women entrepreneurs by looking into their personal characteristics, the characteristics of their enterprises and the factors that influence them both at the preestablishment and post- establishment stages of their enterprises. However, the focus in this paper is on the impact of human capital, financial capital and social capital on the entrepreneurial performance in both service and manufacturing units in the MSME sector. Questionnaires containing both open-ended and closeended questions were administered to and face-to-face in- depth interviews were conducted with 81 first generation women entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and service sectors. Established enterprises that have been running for at least five years were randomly selected. Demographic variables, financial variables were captured to measure human capital and financial capital. The type, size and composition of network of the entrepreneurs were also captured to measure social capital at the pre and post establishment stages of the enterprise. After running linear regression on the model, we found that human capital (experience) have positive and significant impact on the performance of the firm measured by the growth rate. However in case of financial social capital measured by proportion of non- family members, there was no significant impact on firm performance. Although this study was undertaken using a relatively small sample in only three districts of Meghalaya however, it will help to sensitise and inform business support agents, banks, advisors both public sector and private, academicians, policy makers and professionals on the unique characteristics of women entrepreneurs. The paper’s originality lies in its review of women entrepreneurship in Meghalaya, with a unique matrilineal cultural setup, adding more evidence of the characteristics of women entrepreneurs in a different and unique setting. Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8129 Role of Women in Entrepreneurship Development of India: A Special Reference to Start-Up India Aljapurkar, Aditi V; Bidnurkar, Arpita A; Jagtap, Shubhangi S; Ingawale, Satyajit A crucial engine for economic growth is that of the enterprises and entrepreneurs. This engine fuels innovation, productivity, growth within the economy. In India considering the growth, role of entrepreneurship stands apart however is not significant enough. The entrepreneurship ecosystem which is a combination of attitudes, resources and infrastructure shows a not so good index as per GEDI (Global Entrepreneurship Development Index) for India. United States that ranks at the top most position with a score of 83.6(GEDI, 2018) set an example to India as an economy to develop Entrepreneurial initiatives within the economy. In this view the then government and the ruling one had geared up proven flagship initiatives like Start up India, Stand-Up India etc. These initiatives focus on developing an ecosystem conducive for growth for start up businesses, sustainable economic growth and employment generation. Start Up growth has been progressive with the statistics mentioning more than 4000 startup till 2017 (Manshani, Sapna 2017). Women’s roles have been exemplary in the field of development and Start-Up India is also witnessing the same. This descriptive paper highlights the emerging role of women in Start-Up India, its future prospects and challenges to drive for economic development. Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8128 Role of Woman Entrepreneur on Maintenance of Chawki Rearing Centre and its Impact on Sericulture Industry: A Case Study Kalpana, G V; Nagaraj; Mishra, R K In sericulture industry, rearing of young age silkworm larvae needs utmost care to make them disease resistant till spinning of cocoons. Taking up young age silkworm rearing by farmer himself may not yield successful crop as he/ she may not have sufficient facilities to rear them. To overcome this, “The Chawki rearing centres”- (CRC) were introduced by Central Silk Board and popularized with the support of Department of Sericulture, Govt. of Karnataka. In CRC, the trained and registered owner rears the young age silkworm upto 8 ~ 10days and distributes to farmers on payment basis. The farmer rears these larvae till spinning of cocoons and market the same in cocoon market. In Karnataka there are quite a good number of CRC owners and among them one woman entrepreneur Smt. Pratima L. M. from Anekal Taluk, Bangalore District has been selected for the case study. She started CRC in the name of “KISSAN” with a capacity to rear 20,000 disease free layings/ month and distributes to the farmers of Anekal region, Bangaluru district. Within three years, her initial loan/investment of Rs. 21 lakhs was repaid and presently she is earning a profit of more than 10lakhs/ year. Because of CRC Concept, the farmers are most benefitted as they can concentrate more on the mulberry garden maintenance and disinfection of the rearing house and appliances so that they can harvest quality cocoons of 65 ~ 70kgs./ 100dfls. The role of woman entrepreneur in developing Kissan CRC to cater the needs of Sericulture farmers and also creating continuous rural employment to the youths of the region is discussed. Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini 2019-02-22T00:00:00Z http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/8127 Most Neglected to Soared Higher: Journey of Women Entrepreneurs Jain, Ankita Entrepreneurship serves as a catalyst of economic development of the country. Economic growth is the result of the efforts taken by the entrepreneurs. While there are a lot of factors to be consider, kingpin should be women empowerment. For women to be an entrepreneur there are hundreds of odds stacked against her. Instead the quality of instinct to face unconquerable provocation has made her, who and where they are- a triumphant and a force to be reckoned entrepreneur. The reason is very simple and clear: Women have become more of a driving force as business leaders and consumers -- yet they remain minorities on most of the company’s board. With minimum to no support women in India have proved that leading a company all by themselves is not beyond their ken. As Females workforce is raising in most of the part of world so what explains slide in India. This paper aims to highlight factor from being neglected to awarded time horizon of women entrepreneurs and their success story. As Women entrepreneur have reached new vista but how have they reached here? By virtue of what they faced each challenge, hardship, and lots of barb in the aisle? And most decisively what did they assimilate and how they conquer that? 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