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Around 40 to 50 percent of overall businesses are owned by women in the developing countries. Women entrepreneurs have more capacity to earn then their male counterparts, but the socio-cultural environment hinders them. Entrepreneurship has always been one of the factors contributing to the economic development of a nation. Enrollment of women in entrepreneurial activities, can increase the economic base of a nation. Similarly, empowering women and providing them with the necessary resources, both physical and financial can pave a way towards women owned start-ups and expansion of their current business portfolio. This study is undertaken to understand the emerging trends and issues of women entrepreneurs in Palghar district of Maharashtra. In Palghar district, there are many opportunities available to women entrepreneurs' still they are backward because they face many problems such as Family problems, management of Finance, managing manpower and Professional disrespect and gender bias. Big pain points for tribal communities even after 74 years of independence. A major issue is the empowerment of tribal women which is not possible without a sustainable and respectable income source.