Women constitute nearly half of the total population in India. Women were confounded to the four walls of the houses and doing household work. But with the change of time, women started realizing their own strengths and demanded participation in various walks of life. Women have started taking up careers not only in professions like Education, Nursing, etc., but also in industrial set up. This study advocates the need for development of entrepreneurial skills among women. This study conducted among 50 Women Entrepreneurs of Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu. The researcher investigates their socio economic status before and after they started the enterprise, obstacles and problems faced by them to start and run the enterprises. The role of Governmental and Non Governmental Institutions towards development of Women Entrepreneurship also discussed.