According to the Sixth Economic Census released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, women constitute around 14% of the total entrepreneur base in india i.e. 8.05 million out of the total 58.5 million entrepreneurs. While some are accidental entrepreneurs due to the lack of other work opportunities, many others are driven by a specific mission or goal.
The average employment in women owned enterprises is only 1.67 people per business. In 2012, women’s Web conducted a survey on women & Entrepreneurship in india which looked at. To see what has changed in these years, we conducted the women’s Web women & Entrepreneurship in india 2019 Survey.
The women & Entrepreneurship in india 2019 study was conducted online between December 2018 – April 2019 and we received responses from around 220 women entrepreneurs across the country. Below are the results, which will be of interest to entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs-in-the-making, mentors, advisors, funding firms and anyone with an interest in the story of women and entrepreneurship in india.
