Problems of Tourism Entrepreneurship among Women: An Exploratory Study of Assam.

Abstract

Assam, a state in North East India, where tourist from the globe visit every year, has immense tourism potential creating different entrepreneurial opportunities in tourism industry. Though, the entrepreneurial process is the same for men and women, there are fewer entrepreneurs, and especially women entrepreneurs in tourism. Women entrepreneurs face many challenges as compared to male entrepreneurs. As such, this study is an attempt to explore the various problems in tourism entrepreneurship among the women in Assam. This study is based on primary and secondary information and tries to highlight the major problems faced by women entrepreneurs in Assam.