India has many women entrepreneurs who have proved their mettle and have taken the whole country by storm . These pioneer women have proved their mettle by rising to the top of their game.Gone are the days when women , even when accepted in the world of commerce would be stereotyped to such professions.But scenario has changed and today the women entrepreneurs, encompass approximately 1/3 of allentrepreneurs worldwide .

INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS These are the women that mainly started a business to challenge conventional assumptions about the social position of women. They want to prove through their own (success) case that work or professional development is more important than conventional female roles. RADICALS PROPRIETORSThesegirlsare active in economic and political ventures that strongly promote female issues. They do not care as much for profit-making (without saying that their business are not profitable) as INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS, their motivation is to advocate for the long term development of women interests.

CONVENTIONALS These women, who are also not attached to traditional female roles, differ from INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS in the fact that they do not necessarily present resentment about limited career opportunities in previous jobs. In fact, they might have exercised secondary jobs in the past and they might have changed from job several times. DOMESTICSThese women, even if self-employed and entrepreneurs, see their businesses as secondary to their roles as mothers and wives, for instance. Having their own company offers opportunities for self-fulfillment and autonomy, however subordinated to their personal obligations.

DIRECT & INDIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORTNATIONALIZED BANKS ,STATE FINANCE CORPORATION, STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ,DISTRICT INDUSTRIES SECTORS and many more. YOJNA SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMESNEHRU ROJGAR YOJNA,JAWAHAR ROJGAR YOJNA ETC.TECHNOLOGICAL TRAINING AND AWARDSSTREE SHAKTI PACKAGE BY SBI,ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEV. INSTITUTE OF INDIA WOMENS UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI etc.

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ChairpersonandChief Executive Officer ofPepsiCo

INTRODUCTIONINDRA KRISHNAMURTHY NOOYI was born on October 28, 1955 in Chennai, Tamil nadu.She completed her schooling from holy angels school, madras.B.sc in chemistry from madras Christian college and subsequently earns a masters degree in finance and marketing from IIM Calcutta. She got married to RAJ K.NOOYI.

achivementsCEO of PepsiCo ranked no.4 on Forbes magazine annual survey of 100 most powerful women in the worldIn year 2008 she has been awarded as a padma bhushan award by Government of India. In the year 2008 nooyi was a number one of Americans bestleader by U.S news and world report. wall street journal and the ForbesMagazine have both named her as ONE THE MOST POWERFUL WOMEN IN BUSINESS IN THE WORLD.

Reasons behind her success

Nooyi is successful because she sets certain goals to herself. Also she knows how to reach those goals and she is very determined. She has a good vision for the and one of her greater qualities is she knows how to manage people.The central pillar of her success rests on on three important factors i.e. FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FAITH.

Strategic decisionsACQUIRING TROPICANA IN 1999.Acquisition with Quaker oats.Will be a consumer-centric advertising campaign without any celebrities informed industry sources. CELEBRITIES MAY COME AND GO BUT BRAND GO ON FOREVER.PEPSI co. said it has formed a team called POWER OF ONE AMERICANS COUNCIL.

As a young girl growing up in Bahrain, Kanika Dewan would often follow her father to his limestone quarry. She would find a high perch to sit on and watch the mining and blasting take place. Today, this feisty lady is the boss of KA Design Atelier, her own design and construction company which specializes in the design for stone and mix media where the base is a natural product like wood or metals.

Born in Kolkata in 1976, Dewans family shifted to Bahrain when she was eight months old. Traditionally in the business of explosives, metal and mining, her father had acquired some limestone quarries in that country. After her education in finance and entrepreneurial management at the Wharton School of Management, Dewan joined Citigroup as an analyst in its corporate finance division. She was always bristling with ideas, even carrying an idea book around with her all the time. Her friends were sure she would start something of her own someday. And they were proved right. Quitting her job at City in 2000, Dewan decided to stay far away from the family business and thought of starting a dotcom company. However, after careful consideration, she decided to abandon the idea, opting instead to enter the brick and mortar industry.

Drawn to good aesthetics, Dewan started her first office with the equivalent of Rs.7.5 lakh in New York in 2000, designing floors, walls and lobbies for people in the area. Soon she realized there was a market for restoration, and entered that business. By the end of 2001, Dewans firm was clocking a turnover of Rs.7.5 crore. By 2004, Dewan spilt her company into two parts: KA Design Atelier which dealt with the designing aspect including prototyping, R&D and innovation at the factory level, while the other part dealt with the regular design work.

A couple of years ago, Dewan was on a visit to India when she realized there was an opportunity to tap into turnkey projects here, as many such ongoing constructions were taking a very long route to completion. To be an entrepreneur one needs to have a brave heart, and the mind and stomach to complement it. The stomach is the largest part, but we often look at things realistically and do not realize how important the gut is. I never realized the true merit of instinct or gut feeling until I did T3, she adds. The project meant so much to Dewan that she told her team that if it did not materialize, she would never look at doing business in India. Roping in experts from Bramco, she did not go through the process of sub-contracting. The tender was for all stone work for the airport, including interior and exterior cladding, interior and exterior flooring ETC . Once Dewan was awarded the project, additional work like the design for walls, lounges and the retail areas was thrown in.

Ekta Kapoor is an Indian television and film producer. Ekta, who is known as the Queen of Soap Operas in India is the Joint Managing Director and Creative Director of her production company,Balaji Telefilms . Ekta Kapoor was born on 7thJune 1975 to the superstar of India, Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor.

Kapoor gave the television entertainment a huge turn with her TV serials. Her serials were aired on many Indian channels such as Star Plus, Zee TV and Sony Entertainment Television. Her initial serials include hits like Koshish Ek Ashaa, Hum Paanch, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii etc. She ventured intoBollywoodmovie production in 2001 beginning withKyo Kii.. Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta. Kuch To Hai and Krishna Cottage based on supernatural themes followed in 2003 and 2004.Kyaa Kool Hai Hum starring her brotherTusshar Kapoor proved to be her breakout hit and went on to become one of the highest earners of 2005 .

Ekta Kapoor has been in the industry since she was 19 and till now she had done a great deal of work. She is one of the most well-known names in India. She also works on script writing, creative conversion and concept building. She was chosen as Asias Most Powerful Communicators by Asia Week magazine. She helped launch the careers of so many actors and actresses some of whom have now entered the film industry. Kapoor has received numerous awards for her successes as Producer for Balaji Telefilms. Few of these include the Indian Television Academy Awards, Indian Telly Awards, Kalakar Awards, Asian Television Awards, Apsara Awards, Zee Rishtay Awards, Star Parivaar Awards, 3rd Boroplus Awards, New Talent Awards, BIG Star Entertainment Awards, 4th Boroplus Awards, GR8! Women Awards, Asias Social Empowerment Award, Lions Gold Award, Stardust Awards, Screen Awards, Pune International Film Festival, Zee Gaurav Puraskar, National Media Network Film and TV Awards, the Global Indian Film and TV Honors, Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards and ETC Bollywood Business Awards. Ekta Kapoor is single however she was linked to Taimur Bajwa, a Punjabi Lawyer. She on the other hand denies any such relationship.

Shahnaz Husain was born into a royal Hindu family Her family was originally from Samarkand & later held posts in princely kingdoms of Bhopal. She received her schooling in an Irish convent . She was marriaged at the age of 15 ,but still she developed into a well profounded personality.

Shahnaz Husain started Shehnaz Herbals in 1970 s in New Delhi .It is the India's leading company in the field of natural beauty and anti agening treatment.The group has over encompassed every aspect of ayurvedic cure and care.The shehnaz herbals has been valued at Rs 4 billion. Chain of over 400 franchises in India and abroad .

Represented India at the Festival Of India in 1980 Broke the stores record for sales.She was offered a permanent counter in Selfridges

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Independence brought promise of equality of opportunityin all sphere to the Indian women and laws guaranteeingfor their equal rights of participation in political processand equal opportunities and rights in education and employment wereenacted. But unfortunately, the government sponsored developmentactivities have benefited only a small section of women. The largemajority of them are still unaffected by change and developmentactivities have benefited only a small section of women i.e. theurban middle class women.