Open Access

Roja Francis

• The purpose of this research paper is to study and understand the various characteristics and business models that influence women in their way of management and, thus, in their business ventures.The purpose of this research paper is to study and understand the various characteristics and business models that influence women in their way of management and, thus, in their business ventures. Analysing the various factors that determine the motivation behind decisions made as well as early life influences on these women. Women entering into business is a vital part of the economy. However, they are faced with a large number of challenges as compared to men. A comparison was made by taking the cases of three American female entrepreneurs to determine the similarities and differences in their backgrounds as well as their leadership skills. The analysis also helped this paper to understand what women can do to empower other women in terms of building careers. By the method of qualitative study, interviews from countries like Germany, India and Indonesia were conducted. Furthermore, this helped to broaden the ascertained aspects and also to confirm the previously done study. These semi-structured interviews conducted with five interviewees who coming from different parts of the world threw light on matters that affected their business. These findings help deduce the internal and external factors such as the country a person is from, the economic and financial background that govern the process of starting and continuing a business from the female perspective. Moreover, the paper discusses the measures taken by women entrepreneurs to overcome the challenges they faced and also throws light on these challenges that the society may not be aware of due to the corporate arena solely being administered by the male counterparts. Hence, understanding these implications and providing support where necessary. This research paper thus emphasises on these matters through a comparative case study approach and analysis of the women interviewed in order to differentiate, identify and acknowledge the features of women in business.…