PROFILE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN A WAR-TORN AREA: CASE STUDY OF NORTH EAST SRI LANKA From: Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Ayadurai, Selvalamar; Sohail, M Sadiq | Copyright Norfolk State University Foundation Mar 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

This study examines the demographic profile of "Tamil" women entrepreneurs in the North East of Sri Lanka who became entrepreneurs as a result of war. Five main areas of interest were examined, namely, (i) characteristics of these women; (ii) factors that spurred them into entrepreneurship; (iii) their challenges; (iv) their measures of success; and (v) their demographic profile. Findings indicate that a large percentage of these women were highly entrepreneurial who were motivated into busin...