The transition from homemaker to sophisticated businesswoman is not that easy. But the trend is changing. Women are coming forth to the business arena with ideas to start small and medium enterprises. The role of women entrepreneurs is especially relevant in the situation of large scale unemployment that the country faces. Mostly, the women entrepreneurs are engaged in home-made articles such as candle making, handicrafts, handloom (weaving) textiles, pickles, masala powder, agarbati, pappad, tailoring, pottery, petty shops, tiffin center, snack bars, street vending(vegetables, flowers, fruits, etc.), packaging materials, milk items such as curd, butter milk, ghee