Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the condition of the Women-owned
micro and small-scale enterprises, their performances and the challenges
faced by the women owner in the Indian context. The condition of the
overall Women-owned micro and small-scale enterprise has portrayed by
the simple table and diagram. In addition, we have used a simple
multivariate regression model to understand the performance difference
of these enterprises across Sector using the NSSO 73rd round microdata.
The study finds that the proportion of women-owned enterprises are
significantly low. Interestingly, in both the sectors (i.e. Rural &
Urban), Women-owned Enterprises are mostly operated as Own-account
segment (OAE) within the household premises. The Rural Sector is much
isolated in terms of the enterprise’s performance. Some major problems
like Demand shortage, non-recovery of financial dues, Non-availability
of Credit, shortage of Raw materials etc. are facing by the Women owners
during their operation.