Entrepreneurs of Kerala
Entrepreneurs of Kerala

Author: Shally Joseph

Publisher: Northern Book Centre

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9788172111410

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Studies on growth and development of SSI's have always occupied a very prominent position in scientific research. During recent times scientists have been interested in understanding how the growth and development of SSI's are governed by the entrepreneurship of the people. The study investigates various aspects of entrepreneurs. It explores the effects of socio-psychological background of the entrepreneur on the success and failure of the enterprise. the author also highlights the motivational factors that induce the entrepreneur to the field. The book also draws the personal characteristics of a successful Kerala entrepreneur. The findings will prove an essential reading to those who are engaged in training the entrepreneurs. It would be most useful for academicians, planners, bureaucrats, politicians and the various persons concerned in the development of SSI's and entrepreneurship. It is our hope that the book will provide a fresh stimulus for the researchers and scholars alike.

MSMEs AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: THE EXPERIENCE OF KERALA
MSMEs AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: THE EXPERIENCE OF KERALA

Author: Dr. SHINY V.N

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-03-05

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1387454145

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Women entrepreneurs play a crucial role in the process of economic development. Over the years, women's share in the labour force is continuously rising. They are the emerging economic force, holding key positions in government as well as in private sectors. They are even managing their own business enterprises.

God’s Own Entrepreneurs
God’s Own Entrepreneurs

Author: R. Roshan

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2022-05-06

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13:

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Roshan draws from his rich experience as a journalist and an ardent observer of the start-up ecosystem in telling us the stories of 21 different individuals with varied backgrounds connected only by that invisible thread we call “entrepreneurial spirit.” This book is fascinating,revealing and insightful. - Parry Ravindranathan Former MD International, Bloomberg Media 'Connecting the dots, I gather from reading ‘God’s Own Entrepreneurs’ that Roshan has one audience in his mind – future Malayali entrepreneurs. This book will delight their palate.' - Anas Rahman Junaid Founder and MD, Hurun India Malayali entrepreneurs have contributed not just to our economy, but also the GCC and global economy in a big way. Coming from God’s Own Country, the ability to work hard and be opportunistic has allowed them to flourish. Their stories have not been told, as they should have been. ‘God’s Own Entrepreneurs' can not only inspire others but also give Malayalis the credit they deserve for helping build India's entrepreneur ecosystem. - Anupam Mittal Shark, Shark Tank India, and Founder Shaadi.com

Schools That Dream: Transforming Kerala’s Schools into Empathy Engines
Schools That Dream: Transforming Kerala’s Schools into Empathy Engines

Author: Shashi Velath

Publisher: Westland Non-fiction

Published:

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9357767576

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AN IDEA THAT HAS SPARKED A SILENT REVOLUTION: THE STUDENT POLICE CADET SCHEME, WHICH HAS CONVERTED SCHOOLCHILDREN INTO CHANGEMAKERS, POLICE PERSONNEL INTO ENABLERS AND SCHOOLS INTO INNOVATION HUBS. Students carried a voting machine to a remote community in Attappady, encouraging the indigenous community there to vote for the first time. Yet other schoolchildren set up and implemented a waste-management system that changed the village community’s attitude to plastic use and waste segregation. Student cadets set up an aqua-farming project that sparked innovation in their community. An idea could change lives: teaming up schoolchildren with police personnel, both partners in change, each one impacting and sensitising the other. This is the idea behind the decade-old Student Police Cadet, or SPC, scheme in Kerala. Today, over 12,000 schools across India have implemented the programme, of which 1,000 are in Kerala. SPC anticipated the need to move beyond the usual measure of success in schools—high marks, sporting achievements, debating competitions—and towards becoming innovation hubs. Young people would need to be engaged with the challenges of a fast-changing world, becoming changemakers and agents of empathy. When P. Vijayan took over as the police commissioner of Kochi, he was actively engaged in community participation programmes for the police force he commanded. It was in the course of this that he struck upon the idea of bringing schools and the police force together. Over the years, SPC has transformed the attitudes of the police men and women who have been part of it, just as it has the lives of students.

Women Entrepreneurs and the Myth of ‘Underperformance’
Women Entrepreneurs and the Myth of ‘Underperformance’

Author: Shumaila Yousafzai

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2018-02-23

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1786434504

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'A must read for all entrepreneurship scholars because it helps us to understand and appreciate the real and many roles of women entrepreneurs, their relevance and importance to societies across the World, as well as the challenges and issues women entrepreneurs can face. An exciting and interesting read which presents us with critical questions for the future - thank you.' - Sarah Jack, Lancaster University Management School, UK Taking a fresh look at how performance is defined by examining the institutional power structures and policies, eminent scholars herein explore ways to overcome constrained performance and encourage women?s entrepreneurial activities through a variety of methodological approaches and geographical contexts. Significantly, this book adds a critical perspective to defining ?success? and ?performance?, shattering misconceptions of underperformance in women-owned enterprises. The contributing authors raise questions on the limiting concept of the ?entrepreneur? and have valuable insights into policies to facilitate female entrepreneurs. Instead of taking a one-sided and narrow approach with regards to understanding the entrepreneurship performance phenomenon, this book argues that future researchers should take a fresh look at business performance, considering structural constraints, definitions of success and other socio-political factors. Scholars in the fields of entrepreneurship, gender studies, and institutional theory, as well as those who have a general interest in critical research, will benefit from this progressive step in entrepreneurship research. Contributors include:R. Aidis, A. Akdeniz, H. Baiya, M. Boddington, D. Brozik, J.O. De Castro, L. Delgado-Márquez, S. Dewitt, W. Farraj, A. Fayolle, A.T. Hailemariam, C. Henry, C. Hoyte, B. Irene, J. Johansson, N. Jurik, R. Justo, A. Kamau, P. Kamau, G. Khoury, B. Kroon, A. Lindgreen, J. Lockyer, M. Malmström, M. Milliance, D. Muia, R. Narendran, J. Ndung'u, S. Saeed, N. Sappleton, S. Sheikh, F. Sist, S. Sultan, A. Voitkane, J. Wincent, S. Yousafzai, A. Zapalska

Entrepreneurship in India
Entrepreneurship in India

Author: Alexander Newman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1000460002

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The economic liberalization in India over the last three decades has provided a wealth of opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to start and expand their businesses. Since the economy opened up in the 1990s, entrepreneurial activity in the private sector has been largely responsible for the strong economic growth experienced in the country. India is presently the world’s third largest source of start-ups, and was ranked the second most entrepreneurial country in the world in the recent Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report, ahead of large economic powerhouses such as the United States, China and the UK. Entrepreneurship in India looks at the dynamic and changing nature of entrepreneurship in India. The book examines the history of entrepreneurship in India, different entrepreneurship models adopted, the entrepreneurial ecosystem and looks at the future of entrepreneurship in the country. This book will benefit businesspeople, policy makers and researchers looking to understand more about entrepreneurship in India, and offers guidance to foreign businesses looking to engage with entrepreneurs in India.

Proceedings of the National Seminar on MSME—Challenges and Opportunities
Proceedings of the National Seminar on MSME—Challenges and Opportunities

Author: Dr. K.S. Lakshmi

Publisher: Allied Publishers

Published: 2018-01-30

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9387380297

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Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has emerged as a highly vibrant and dynamic sector of the Indian economy over the last six decades. MSMEs not only play crucial role in providing large employment opportunities at comparatively lower capital cost than large industries but also help in industrialization of rural & backward areas, thereby, reducing regional imbalances, assuring more equitable distribution of national income and wealth. MSMEs are complementary to large industries as ancillary units and this sector contributes enormously to the socio-economic development of the country. The principal focus of this seminar is to create an awareness about MSME amongst the participants and also make them understand the process of starting an enterprise. This Seminar will provide a platform where the Government programmes related to MSMEs can be very well understood.

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Author: Dr. Sahebrao B. Ohol

Publisher: Ashok Yakkaldevi

Published: 2020-04-29

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1926488873

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“A good entrepreneur is one who is capable of inspiring confidence in people, and has ability to motivate them to work with him in fulfilling the economic goals set by him.” Introduction Entrepreneurship plays an imperative role in the growth of any society. Development of entrepreneurship culture and qualitative business development services are the major requirements for industrial growth. Entrepreneurship emerges from an individual’s creative spirit in long-term business ownership, employment creation, capital formation and economic security. Entrepreneurial skills are essential for industrialization and for alleviation of mass unemployment and poverty. As technology speeds up lives, women are an emerging economic force, which cannot neglect by the policy makers. The world’s modern democratic economy depends on the participation of both sexes. Global markets and women were not often use in the same sentence, but increasingly, statistics show that women have economic clout-most visibly as entrepreneurs and most powerfully as consumers. Today, women in advanced market economies own more than 25% of all businesses and women owned businesses in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America are growing rapidly. In some regions of the world, transformation of market economy, women entrepreneurs is a growing trend. However, in India, the actual participation of women in income generating activities is quite unsatisfactory, only 8% of the small-scale manufacturing units have owned and operated by women.

Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in Horticultural Processing
Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in Horticultural Processing

Author: K P Sudheer

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2021-11-22

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 1000507831

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The book mainly comprises of novel food processing techniques and the equipment requirement for installation. The book also provides the scope and opportunities of entrepreneurship in the major horticultural crops like banana, mango, pine-apple, and some under-utilized fruits and vegetables. The book also enlightens the readers about the marketing strategies, business plan preparation, safety and quality issues etc. It covers almost all important aspects of entrepreneurship development in food processing sector. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This title is co-published with NIPA.