women entrepreneurs

Business culture tells founders to learn from failure and try again. New research finds women-owned businesses are more likely to liquidate and less likely to successfully reorganise after bankruptcy, raising …

International Youth Day 2026 is a chance to look at the young women who will shape India’s economy through technology, enterprise, sport, research and leadership, and the opportunities they need …

Female entrepreneurship in 2026 is becoming AI-assisted, digitally distributed, financially disciplined and increasingly accessible across age and geography. This mid-year guide explains what is changing, where the opportunities lie and …

Kerala will turn a major Thiruvananthapuram road into a women-only pedestrian space on Independence Day eve. Freedom at Midnight will combine public-space freedom, women-led organisation, culture and entrepreneurship.

After reviewing 50 years and more than 12,000 studies, researchers are calling for a new approach to women’s entrepreneurship. Their model places digital capability, flexible work, mentorship and stronger networks …

Employment reported by women-owned manufacturing MSMEs in Andhra Pradesh rose from 1.31 lakh in 2021–22 to over 41 lakh in 2025–26. The figures reveal the job potential of women-led enterprise, …

The Candere Hurun India Women Leaders 2026 list has expanded to 117 women across 12 categories. Ninety-eight of the honourees are identified as self-made.

Reliance Foundation and the Gates Foundation have selected six Indian non-profits for the first SheConnects Digital Accelerator grants. The projects will take digital solutions in healthcare, livelihoods, enterprise and community …

The PMFME Scheme has crossed two lakh credit-linked beneficiaries. Here is what the scheme offers, how it works, and why awareness, simplification and direct access matter.

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code Pilots show that women’s finance works better when banks use sex-disaggregated data, design with women, offer support beyond credit and make leadership accountable.