A study was conducted on women entrepreneurs in Klang Valley to examine the characteristics and business
profile of women entrepreneurs and to identify the gender needs of women entrepreneurs. The data was
collected by using mailed questionnaires and 33 women entrepreneurs responded. The study revealed that
66.7% of the women were involved in retail services, 36.4% in professional services, 21.2% in manufacturing
and 9.1% in wholesale. The study also showed that among the significant needs women required more
exposure to entrepreneurship, business management training, system of mentoring and career counseling,
networking and better access to credit facilities and better involvement in male-dominated business. Some
recommendations to help develop women entrepreneurs are forth
