Contents

Role of Small and Medium Scale Female Entrepreneurs in Social Innovation................... 5

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 5

2. Growth of Entrepreneurship ........................................................................................ 5

3. The Regional Challenges – SAARC ........................................................................... 7

4. The Role of the Female Entrepreneurs in SME .......................................................... 9

5. The Potential Contribution of Women Entrepreneurship ......................................... 11

6. The Paradox of Women Business Owners ................................................................ 12

7. The Scope of the Research ........................................................................................ 12

8. The Significance of the Study ................................................................................... 13

9. Literature Review ...................................................................................................... 13

9.1. Female Entrepreneurs in Social Innovation ....................................................... 13

9.2. Integration Value Chain and Demand Challenges ............................................. 14

9.3. Influences Female Entrepreneurial Intentions Through the Cognitive .............. 14

9.4. Enablers Against the Culture and Glass Ceiling ................................................ 14

10. Statement of the Problem ...................................................................................... 15

11. Research Questions................................................................................................ 15

12. The Objectives ....................................................................................................... 16

13. Methodology.......................................................................................................... 16

14. Operationalisation .................................................................................................. 17

15. Research Design .................................................................................................... 18

16. Population .............................................................................................................. 19

17. Sampling ................................................................................................................ 19

18. Data Analysis ......................................................................................................... 20

19. Limitations of the Research ................................................................................... 20

20. Plan of Actions ...................................................................................................... 21

References .......................................................................................................................................... 22
List of Tables

Table. 1. The Size of Enterprise

Table. 2. Theoretical Framework

Table. 3. Hypothesis

Table. 4. Operationalization

Table. 5. Size of the Sample

List of Figures

Figure. 1. Remarkable Theories

Figure. 2. SAARC Countries

 20. Plan of Actions

Forecasted Gantt Chart for The Start of The Project

Task Start Date End Date Duration (Days)

1 Submission of Proposal 14 January 2019 19 January 2019 5

2 Exploring Data Sources in The Sample Area 20 January 2019 31 January 2019 11

3 Data Collection 01 February 2019 14 February 2019 13

4 Analysis 15 February 2019 27 February 2019 12

5 Final Report 28 February 2019 01 March 2019 1

Total number of days for the execution of the project 42

16 December 2018 26 December 2018 05 January 2019 15 January 2019 25 January 2019 04 February 2019 14 February 2019 24 February 2019 06 March 2019

Submission of Proposal

Exploring Data Sources in The Sample Area

Data Collection

Analysis

Final Report

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