2.

Theoretical framework
The objective of the second section of paper is to lay out the fundamental
knowledge of field of female entrepreneurship and form the groundwork for the
primary research. The second section is divided into two parts the: - first part of
section reviews the Naffzigar, Hornsby and Kuratko(1994) and Shane, Locke and
Collins (2003) entrepreneurial motivation theories and second part of the
section examines the theories related with the female entrepreneurship. From
the examination of the theories related with female entrepreneurship four main
themes have emerged such as social capital and network, financial capital,
business growth and work-life balance. In the study of female business owners of
the Surat these emerged themes have considered as pertinent and crucial.