In the past eight months, Kerala has seen a significant increase in the development of women entrepreneurs. The state is encouraging entrepreneurship as part of its effort to become a significant industrial centre and to profit from the expanding services and internal trade in the nation. According to the most current data released by the Kerala Minister for Law, Industries, and Coir, P. Rajeev, there are 35,000 new women entrepreneurs who have opened their businesses in Kerala.


There were headlines in numerous newspapers highlighting Kerala's progress and how well its government is assisting burgeoning female businesses. Kerala: "Over 1 lakh new enterprises, 2 lakh jobs in eight months" was the headline in the first week of December's Indian Express newspaper. According to Minister Rajeev, 17,958 new businesses in the agricultural and food processing industries have opened, employing more than 58,000 people. In the two industries, investments totaling Rs 1,818 crore were made. Women launched about 25,000 businesses. The sector of clothing and textiles saw the establishment of 11,672 businesses. Additional investments were made in the fields of trade, biotechnology, chemical, electrical, and electronics. It is possible that more than 100,000 new businesses would be formed in the next eight months, leading to an investment of Rs. 6,282 crore and the creation of 2,20,500 new jobs.


The local self-government organisations had played a crucial role in establishing 1,01,353 new enterprises, of which more than 10,000 were launched in the Malappuram and Ernakulam districts and more than 9,000 in the Kollam, Thrissur, and Thiruvananthapuram regions. The industrially underdeveloped districts of Wayanad, Idukki, and Kasaragod saw the creation of more than 18,000 jobs. In order to develop the YoE program, the industries department had discussions with HR managers, chartered accountants, the small-scale industries association (FICCI, CII), and industry associations. IIM Kozhikode and Ahmedabad's National Entrepreneurship Institute both hosted a three-day programme for senior officials. Workshops were organised at local organisations in the beginning to promote entrepreneurship. Statewide meetings on licences, loans, and subsidies were held during the second phase. Banks supported it as well, providing loans up to Rs 10 lakh at 4% interest.


The government intends to host more trade shows across the nation to promote products created locally on a national scale. The government is aiming to use more fairs to promote locally created goods in order to market them internationally, and they are asking the Union Minister to put up such trade fairs in various locations across the nation.


The K-Swift single-window system was used by entrepreneurs to get licenses. Under the YoE initiative, one lakh MSMEs were to be established this fiscal year. State, district, and local levels of self-government all established monitoring committees. To assist business owners and staff help desks for potential business owners, 1,153 interns were hired by LSGs. At the taluk and district levels, resource persons were also assigned to all industry centres.


Kerala Startup Mission is an organisation that actively promotes women entrepreneurs in Kerala. It is the main organisation of the Kerala government responsible for entrepreneurship development and incubation initiatives. Kerala Startup Mission helps women entrepreneurs by offering a soft loan programme for up to Rs. 15 lakhs as operating capital to carry out tasks and projects given to them by government agencies and Kerala's public sector organisations. The Kerala Startup Mission has adopted a variety of strategies, such as startup women workshops for female founders, which can significantly increase the income of their company. The Indian government has adopted many schemes to help emerging women entrepreneurs, like the Bhartiya Mahila Bank Business Loan, Mudra Yojana Scheme, Dena Shakti Scheme, Udyogini Scheme, Cent Kalyani Scheme, Mahila Udyam Nidhi Scheme, Women Entrepreneurship Platform, and many more.


Government and business are intricately interwoven, and the decisions made by one frequently have an impact on the other. It is in the government's best interest to maintain a healthy economy by fostering an environment that is supportive of both small and large businesses. As a result, the government is equipped with a variety of tools to promote business growth across the board or in certain sectors of the economy. If the government and the community continue to encourage them, Kerala's women entrepreneurs will continue to grow like any other type of business. Governments have several tools at their disposal to positively impact and promote a nation's business activity, including the ability to cut interest rates, offer tax benefits, establish benevolent tax laws, and issue loans and disbursements. All of these can inspire women entrepreneurs to dream and achieve more while gradually stepping into their sphere of success.


The Indian economy is significantly influenced by women. Their contributions to society are exceptional, and they have a significant impact on the country. Women-owned enterprises provide the economy with a lot of energy. In India, there are approximately 432 million women of working age, and almost 13.5 to 15.7 million of those firms are held by women. These businesses directly employ 22 to 27 million people. In addition, women are in charge of a lot of businesses and are self-reliant and highly motivated to launch their own businesses. Women business owners have a special propensity for creating and sustaining lasting partnerships, and Indian women entrepreneurs are more proficient at networking, organising, and communicating. Furthermore, their organization's failure risk is decreased by their fiscally responsible strategy. According to estimates, start-ups in India with female founders or cofounders make more money overall over the course of five years. These start-ups offer a more welcoming workplace environment and hire three times as many women as men. In addition, it is predicted that women-owned firms will expand by 90% during the following five years. 50% of India's start-up ecosystem is being empowered by women entrepreneurs, who are motivated by recognition, success, meeting unmet needs, education, and other factors. High return potential, multitasking, high risk appetite, adaptability, and better EQ are some of the compelling reasons to invest in a business that has women at the helm. These companies are also thought to operate highly efficiently. These factors make women effective business owners, and India is currently seeing the rise of some of the most effective female business owners.


Names of the women entrepreneurs from India are listed below.



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