Social business is a growing phenomenon in the emerging economy due to its appeal toward reducing social problems from the society. Women’s, especially rural women’s, economic activities are mainly confined to the household chores because of the existing patriarchal norms of the society. Social businesses, through providing equity funds, are creating opportunities for the women to pursue entrepreneurial career. This study attempted to analyze the role of social business for developing women entrepreneurship. Primary data were collected from 28 women Nobin Udyokta (new entrepreneurs) and four key informant interviews. The study showed that social business fund plays an important role toward women entrepreneurship development through providing financial (social business fund), human (formal or informal training), and social capital (network) to the women entrepreneurs which is necessary for sustainable entrepreneurship development. Therefore, government and non-government organizations as well as private sectors were suggested to come forward to provide more social business funds and build supportive environment for the women entrepreneurs.

由于社会企业呼吁减少社会上的社会问题，因此社会企业在新兴经济中正在成为一种日益严重的现象。妇女的经济活动，特别是农村妇女的经济活动，主要限于家务劳动，因为社会上存在着父权制的规范。社会企业通过提供股权基金，正在为妇女创造机会从事创业。这项研究试图分析社会企业在发展女性企业家中的作用。主要数据来自28位女性Nobin Udyokta（新企业家）和四名主要信息提供者访谈。该研究表明，社会商业基金通过提供财政（社会商业基金），人力（正式或非正式培训），和女企业家的社会资本（网络），这对于可持续的企业家精神发展是必不可少的。因此，建议政府和非政府组织以及私营部门挺身而出，以提供更多的社会商业资金，并为女企业家建立支持环境。