Opportunities and Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs Engaged in Biodegradable Products Business at Vellore District of Tamil Nadu State

Role of women in the society has been seeing a paradigm shift ever since women became self-aware. More and more women today are moving out of their comfort zone and trying their hands at things no one ever measured they were capable of many women are stepping out of their homes into workplaces. “Women Entrepreneurship is the professional application of knowledge, skills and competencies and/or of monetizing a new idea, by an women or a set of Self-help group women’s by launching and enterprise de novo or diversifying from an existing one (distinct from self-employment as in a profession or trade) thus to pursue growth while generating wealth, employment and social good” The problems and challenges which are faced by women have different dimensions and Extents; this is because of various social and cultural reasons. The collective effects of psychological, social, economic are educational factors to women entrepreneurs, entering to mainstream has an angle of gender discrimination as well which has been seen in many societies that affect the women in industry too. In the last few decades, the stricter rules and regulation and global pressure to mitigate and decrease the carbon emissions all over has encouraged the corporate to look into the issue of depleting natural resources and environmental diversity. Many biodegradable products are available in the market to avoid environmental pollution. Some examples are Areca plates, Bamboo Basket, Hibiscus leaves cups etc., The areca plates and cups were used in Birthday parties, family function and other events, areca leaf cups used to provide Panipuri in the street shops to avoid plastic cups. These encourage the women entrepreneur to make or sell the products based on biodegradable. The purpose of this research is to study in detail and to offer possible suggestions to overcome the problems and challenges faced by women entrepreneur those who are engaged in biodegradable products business in Vellore District, Tamilnadu state.