Title: Decoding Indian growth: women techpreneurs lead the way

Authors: S. Ramalingam; Rajendra Gounder

Addresses: Department of Commerce, School of Arts and Science, Vinayaka Mission's Deemed to be University, Chennai Campus, Tamil Nadu, 603 104, India ' Department of Economics, Sateri Pisani Education Society's Shri. Gopal Gaonkar Memorial Goa Multi-Faculty College, Dharbandora Taluka, South Goa District, Goa, 403406, India

Abstract: This study dives into how women entrepreneurs in India thrive. The study focused on important things like getting money, being creative, spotting opportunities, and overall business growth. Using a simple survey with 496 women entrepreneurs, this study used maths to see what factors really matter. Results show that getting money and being creative are key for business ideas and growth. But getting money does not impact overall business growth much. This study helps us understand what women entrepreneurs need and suggests ways for policymakers to support them. In the future, the study can look more into different industries, study changes over time, and see how policies affect women's businesses.

Keywords: women entrepreneurship; access to finance; ATF; innovativeness; opportunity recognition; OR; business development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPM.2025.145092

International Journal of Procurement Management, 2025 Vol.22 No.4, pp.517 - 540

Received: 25 Dec 2023
Accepted: 25 Jan 2024
Published online: 19 Mar 2025 *

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