Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kumar, Mayank; Dhaundiyal, Pankaj Title A name given to the resource Micro-finance institutions and women's entrepreneurship in India Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Microfinance, Financial Innovation, and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Economics;pp.23-56 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-6622-6.ch002" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-6622-6.ch002</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85218303977?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85218303977?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kumar M., Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Dhaundiyal P., Christ University, Bengaluru, India Description An account of the resource Microfinance institutions are considered a miracle to reduce poverty, promote empowerment, reducing gender inequality by providing microcredit and other financial services to strata of people outside the ambit of the formal financial system. Such micro-credit and other services lead to promoting entrepreneurship ventures among women leading to financial freedom and economic development of the country. This chapter studied the status of microfinance institutions across all continents and their pace of evolution with respective objectives. India-specific mission objectives and business models of microfinance institutions were dealt with in detail. 200 literatures based on the keywords related to the theme of chapter titles were fetched from the Scopus database and were subjected to cooccurrence analysis using network visualization on VOS viewer software. Microfinance has been identified as one of the important tools for poverty reduction and women's empowerment by promoting women entrepreneurship. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI Global Relation A related resource ISBN: 979-836936624-0; 979-836936622-6; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online