Entrepreneurship Development in India

This book has been brought out with new thoughts on actual process and practice of entrepreneurship which are based on five basic purposes: (i) evolving strategies to empower the people through enterprise development, (ii) strengthening the linkage between people and business support organizations, (iii) involving the researchers and scholars in the process of performance measurement system of entrepreneurial practices, (iv) designing, monitoring and evaluation of Entrepreneurship Development Programmes(EDPs), and (v) developing counselling skill. Research, education and trainings on entrepreneurship have become most relevant activities to prepare the people to participate in the entrepreneurial activities for generation of incremental wealth in the economy. In order to develop entrepreneurship, role of government is well defined in creating entrepreneurial culture and conducive business environment within the country. Business Support Organizations act as link between people and government by rendering their support services. In Chapter 1, purpose, need, importance, relevance and scope of entrepreneurship development are introduced. Objectives and hypotheses are evolved to undertake the task of writing this book in a defined direction and destination. Role of government policies and their review in implementing them in the field are explained In Chapter 2. In Chapter 3, problems and prospects in implementing Government policies and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes are addressed. This enables to set strategies for entrepreneurship development with emphasis on tribal region. In Chapter 4, Institutional network and support are focused. Role of implementing institutions are analyzed with a view to measure their efficacy for speedy development of entrepreneurship. In Chapter 5, entrepreneurial practices taking placed in the field by the people as well as promotional institutions are examined. Analysis on three factors viz, (1) People and their entrepreneurial mindset, (2) Projects (creation and management of ventures) and (3) Institutional support (implementation of the policies) are done. In Chapter 6, four hypotheses which are drawn and assumed for investigation are tested. In Chapter 7, final findings and conclusions are drawn on the basis of objectives and hypotheses. Models duly designed and developed for entrepreneurship development by the author are attached in annexure. In order to measure the performance and evaluate the activities of entrepreneurship development, several formats are designed. All these and newly developed formats are attached in Annexure.