Designing a Training Model for Promoting Entrepreneurship at Grassroots Level Through Women Self Help Groups

Authors

  •   M. Sivasubramanian Associate Professor, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, JEPPIAAR Nagar, Sholiganallur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 119

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17010/amcije/2019/v2i1/143728

Keywords:

Micro-entrepreneurship

, Women Self Help Groups

Paper Submission Date

, September 15, 2018, Paper sent back for Revision, November 2, Paper Acceptance Date, December 5, 2018

Abstract

In the past three decades, women self help groups have registered significant socio-economic changes at grassroots levels of the Indian economy. The unique structure which was designed to suit their requirement was one of the major reasons to make the program successful. Even though it has released the poor from the clutches of moneylenders, micro entrepreneurship needs to be nurtured to firm up sustained development. The author in this research work studied the members' entrepreneurial skills, entrepreneurial propensity, barriers to become entrepreneurs, and influence of group cohesiveness among members. The primary data were collected from statistically treated women self help groups through structured interview schedule.
The study found that micro-entrepreneurs influence others to become entrepreneurs. On the basis of this, the new training model was designed to suit the requirement of women self help groups.

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Published

2019-03-05

How to Cite

Sivasubramanian, M. (2019). Designing a Training Model for Promoting Entrepreneurship at Grassroots Level Through Women Self Help Groups. AMC Indian Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2(1), 34–53. https://doi.org/10.17010/amcije/2019/v2i1/143728

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Volume 2, Issue 1, January-March 2019

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