The Problem There has been a burgeoning interest in studies on women entrepreneurs in the past decade, but in most studies conducted thus far, the scope has remained narrow with the focus mostly on strategic perspective and not so much on the individual-level understanding of the entrepreneurs. Furthermore, the limited number of studies that have looked into novice women entrepreneurs are restricted to western hemisphere, and to our knowledge, no study has looked into narratives on how women entrepreneurs in India benefit from various developmental relationships over the course of their entrepreneurial journey. The Solution Using narrative inquiry, we explore the stories of six urban women entrepreneurs in India illustrating how and why they started their careers in entrepreneurship, the challenges they experienced along the way, and how the varied developmental relationships they nurtured over time supported them to cope with those challenges. The Stakeholders The article aimed at venture capitalists that extend support to women entrepreneurs and to women who are considering to pursue entrepreneurship. The findings can guide them to anticipate the challenges and opportunities commonly experienced by women entrepreneurs and appreciate the value of developmental relationships that help to sustain motivation to be entrepreneurs.

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在发展关系的支持下探索创业的危险地形：印度女企业家的叙述

问题在过去的十年中，对女企业家的研究兴趣日益浓厚，但迄今为止，在进行的大多数研究中，研究范围仍然狭窄，主要侧重于战略视角，而不是个人层面对女性企业家的理解。企业家。此外，针对新手女企业家的研究数量有限，仅限于西半球，据我们所知，没有研究针对印度女企业家如何在其创业过程中从各种发展关系中受益的叙述。解决方案通过叙述性探究，我们探究了印度六位城市女企业家的故事，这些故事说明了她们如何以及为何开始创业生涯，以及她们在此过程中遇到的挑战，以及随着时间的推移他们所培育的各种发展关系如何支持他们应对这些挑战。利益相关者本文针对风险投资家，将其支持范围扩大到女企业家和正在考虑追求企业家精神的妇女。这些发现可以指导她们预测女企业家通常面临的挑战和机遇，并认识到发展关系的价值，有助于维持成为企业家的动力。