Women Entrepreneurs

Why role of institutional backing and credit in empowering women-owned enterprises is important

Women entrepreneurs belonging to low-income groups find it difficult to repay the loans even if they have low interest rates, due lack of awareness, guidance or gender-specific solutions

Read an excerpt from If in Doubt, Wash Your Hair: Anya Hindmarch's handbook for budding entrepreneurs

From describing her foray into making luxury handbags to growing her small business into a huge brand, Hindmarch talks about the challenges along the way, some of the more unsettling lessons and other carefully thought out decisions that helped her forge her own path as an entrepreneur.

Women entrepreneurs can generate 150-170 mn jobs in India, over 25% of new jobs required: Report

India has 13.5–15.7 million women-owned enterprises, representing 20% of all enterprises in the country

India Economic Summit: Raising funds through equity, collateral for debt, root of financing deficit for women entrepreneurs, says Arundhati Bhattacharya

Highlighting the shortage of women entrepreneurs, Arundhati Bhattacharya said there were only about 19 percent women entrepreneurs in India and out of which in many of women are "figurative heads and it is actually men who are driving from behind"

Meesho raises $125 mn in Naspers-led funding; investment to strengthen company's aim to grow women entrepreneurs

In June, Facebook had announced picking up a minority stake in Meesho, a startup that helps entrepreneurs set up online businesses via social channels.

Women Startup Summit: Ecosystem needed for stronger participation of aspiring female entrepreneurs, say experts

India warrants an ecosystem that guarantees far stronger participation of aspiring women entrepreneurs by removing hurdles in their path to business ventures, speakers said at a national event here on Thursday

Women entrepreneurs to attend Women Startup Summit, will take place today in Kochi

20 women startups shortlisted from She Loves Tech national challenge will be showcased in the summit.

DPIIT wants one-third beneficiaries of Startup India are women; to hold interactions of entrepreneurs with VC funds, banks

The Startup India action plan provides tax and other incentives including income tax exemption.

Amazon India partners with Kerala's Kudumbashree to empower women entrepreneurs

Amazon India will support, train and empower women entrepreneurs associated with Kudumbashree

Govt plans insurance scheme for GST-registered small traders; announcement likely before Budget session

The insurance scheme, if approved by the government, is likely to be announced by the end of this month before the commencement of the Budget session, the sources added.