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Researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have found that a majority of women entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu are driven by a combination of pull such as “market opportunity” and push factors such as “necessity.” Economic motivations are not the primary reasons to venture into entrepreneurship. The researchers conducted a study to understand why and how women entrepreneurs chose their path into entrepreneurship and continue along their path. According to the All India report of Sixth Economic Census (2016), Tamil Nadu had the maximum number of women-owned enterprises with at least one hired worker in India. The study was conducted in Tamil Nadu by interviewing women entrepreneurs between September and December 2019. Read more
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