Entrepreneurial challenges of transgender entrepreneurs in India
subject: challenges; entrepreneurship; India; transgender; transgender entrepreneurs
description: Social exclusion has impeded transgender individuals to enter mainstream society and curbing them to start a business venture. Sporadic transgender individuals have paved their way to start the business venture. This study aims to explore the entrepreneurial challenges faced by transgender entrepreneurs. Twenty transgender entrepreneurs who have relinquished begging and commercial sex work were interviewed. The grounded theory analysis has revealed six significant categories: financial resources, competitors, human resources, marketing issues, natural calamities, and transphobia. The participants expressed that transphobia, and financial resources were highly challenging to start a business venture. These findings extend our understanding of their challenges beyond the current knowledge of cisgender entrepreneurs. Finally, the limitation of the study is enunciated. Copyright 2025 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
creator: Sarah, Preethi; Chellaswamy, Karthigai Prakasam
source: International Journal of Business and Globalisation;Volume;39;Issue;2;pp.266-278
publisher: Inderscience Publishers
date: 01-01-2025
rights: Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
relation: ISSN: 17533627;
format: online
language: English
type: Article
coverage: Sarah P., Department of Commerce, Christ (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India; Chellaswamy K.P., Department of Commerce, Christ (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560029, India