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Today, women are taking more and more professional and technical degrees to cope with market need, flourishing in various fields and still exploring new avenues of economic participation. This is the reason that the Government, NGO, researchers, national and international agencies have started showing interest relating to issues of women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs have been making a significant impact in all segments of economy.The hidden entrepreneurial potentials of women have gradually been changing with the growing sensitivity to the role and economic status in the society. Skill, knowledge and adaptability in business are the main reasons for women to emerge into business ventures. The number of women who undertake entrepreneurship is not encouraging. As compared to men, women are less motivated to be an entrepreneur due to various reasons: fear, lack of motivation and lack of direction.