A qualitative approach towards crucial factors for sustainable development of women social entrepreneurship: Indian cases

Women entrepreneur has exceptional capabilities and proficiencies such as innovative and creative orientation, leadership qualities, self and social awareness, ability to identify opportunities, risk taking capacity equipped with ability to commercialize resources through the production of goods and services to meet the present market needs. The study explores the factors essential for the sustainable development of a holistic conceptual framework of competency development and thereby promoting women entrepreneurship. In-depth interviews of seven women entrepreneurs (WEs) from selected regions of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, India, were conducted for collecting data and information through open-ended questionnaire. During the review and analysis of cases, it has observed that personal, social and environmental factors have affected the development of entrepreneurial learning and competencies that are crucial for the success of women social entrepreneurs. The study findings would facilitate policy makers in for effective campaigning, encouragement and motivation of WEs besides policy bringing desired policy reforms.