How ICT Is Helping Women Transition into Opportunity Entrepreneurs: A Case- study Of Women Micro-entrepreneurs in Kathmandu

ICT brought hope for women entrepreneurs all over the world but in an emerging economy like that of Nepal, women mostly serve as micro- entrepreneurs and face everyday challenges of whether to be an "opportunity" entrepreneur or remain a "necessity" one. This study has studied the existing heterogeneity and makes distinctions between the two on the basis of their usage o ICT and making decisions for their enterprise. An interpretivist, exploratory case-study approach is employed to understand how women enter into micro-entrepreneurship and their experience with the use of internet. ICT skills is a necessary enabler through which the "necessity" micro- entrepreneur can transition into an "opportunity" micro- entrepreneur is established by thematic analysis of the data obtained through in-depth interviews with various participants.