Abstract:
Woman has become a significant role in the economic development of
any country. They contribute and support the economy extensively in
different ways of being employed in different sectors. There are many
women running successful businesses and some of them are very
successful with entrepreneurial skills. It is a known fact that now many
successful and world’s enormous enterprises are owned and run by
women. Many of them are actual or potential owners of trademarks,
service marks, trade name as well as of industrial designs, patents and
copyright. In developing countries some women are running small
enterprises and many cooperatives that are proving so successful.
Women entrepreneurs in both developed and developing countries are, socially powerful in education and making a positive impact to the
society. It is important to study how women in business and their skills
can be utilized in order to achieve a sustainable economy for Sri
Lanka. The objectives of this study have scattered in the study of
women entrepreneurs to a sustainable economy, social system, and
ecology. A descriptive research methodology is used for this study and
administered to a selected sample from a specific population included
with women in businesses and executives who are from private and
public sector offices. The study consists of six month duration which
uses a questionnaire as the survey instrument. Using the survey, it has
resulted significantly the women entrepreneurs can be positioned to
play an important role in promoting sustainable practices in
economics, social system and ecology, to result a sustainable
development. The researcher concludes the study by observing the
positive effect on the economy and the development, the Women
entrepreneurship is a key to the developing world to promote
sustainable practices in business.
