This paper reviews concisely the literature in this field and addresses in particular opportunities and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in rural areas. It examined the impact on women empowerment through micro entrepreneurship development and SHGs. | Performance of women entrepreneurship in India International Journal of Management IJM Volume 7 Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2016 pp. 123-131 Article ID IJM_07_01_013 Available online at http IJM JType IJM amp VType 7 amp IType 1 Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN INDIA Dr. V. S. Dhekale Associate Professor Vivekanand College Kolhapur Maharashtra ABSTRACT Women entrepreneurs play an important role in local economies and a large percentage of micro-enterprises in developing countries are undertaken by women. Rural women frequently have primary responsibility for agricultural production in addition to domestic responsibilities and childcare. In developing country like India where economic status of women is very pathetic especially in rural areas and opportunities of earning are very less in this scenario the Self Help Groups SHGs have paved the way for economic independence of rural women. This paper reviews concisely the literature in this field and addresses in particular opportunities and challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in rural areas. It examined the impact on women empowerment through micro entrepreneurship development and SHGs. Women entrepreneurship has been recognized as an important source of economic growth as they create new jobs for themselves and others and also provide society with different solutions to management organization and business. Women s entrepreneurship contributes to the economic well-being of the family and communities and also reduces poverty. The growth of Self-Help Groups SHGs is an evidence of the fact that women are coming out of their shells and maintaining their citizenship in the city. This study is carried out with the specific objective to know the socio- economic background of the women SHG s their knowledge skills and earning capacity. The present paper discloses .
