Challenges Faced by Women Entrepreneurs in India

The term entrepreneur was originally loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to help and launch a new venture or enterprise and accept full responsibility for the outcome. Jean-Baptiste say, a French economist, is believed to have coined the word "Entrepreneur" in the 19th century. He defined an entrepreneur as one who undertakes an enterprise, especially a contractor, acting as intermediately between capital and labour.