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The entrepreneurs play an important role in the economic and social development of the nation. Women entrepreneurs are also giving a partial role in this field. Now a day, society gives a better socio economic status to women. The State and Central Government has been introduced various schemes and empowerment programs to promote them to sustain in good working conditions of women enterprise. At present, the number of women entrepreneurs in Tamilnaduis low. If the Government takes necessary promotional measures, the number will rise into an indefinite in future and they can contribute much for the entrepreneurial growth of Tamilnadu.  Mostly the women are producing home need items, and this type of essentials & food items. These opportunities can be further applied for the growth ofTamilnadu’s entrepreneurship and the future of women entrepreneur will be an asset for the growth of our state.However,  in  the  era  of  information  technology,  the  women  have  become  more  aware  and  better educational  facilities have enabled them to  venture into  this male  dominated space.  The women today have emerged as a key player in economic development of the nations. However this transformation of society is far from over and the women entrepreneurs not only face difficulties while starting up an enterprise but also during the running phase.  Globally,  they  have  become  a  key  player  in  sustaining  both  social  development  and economic growth. However, in a country like India where almost 50% of population is made up of women, the number of enterprises run by women entrepreneurs is only 7.36% or out of 361.76 Lakh  enterprises  in the MSME sector, only 26.61 Lakh have women at the top. There are a number of socio-economic hurdles faced by the women while they attempt to venture into setting up and running their own enterprises.This study has been undertaken to identify the challenges faced by these women entrepreneurs and provide some suggestion for overcoming these obstacles.

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