Competition between neighbouring units in field experiments is a serious source of bias. The study of a competing situation needs construction of an environment in which it can happen and the competing units have to appear in a predetermined pattern. This paper describes methods of constructing incomplete block designs balanced for neighbouring competition effects. The designs obtained are totally balanced in the sense that all the effects, direct and neighbours, are estimated with the same variance. The efficiency of these designs has been computed as compared to a complete block design balanced for neighbours and a catalogue has also been prepared.Competition effects, circular design, totally balanced design, MOLS,

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The global commitment to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030 focusses on poverty, tackling inequality and injustice, setting different targets including the economic empowerment and the wellbeing of women. Central to an inclusive and sustainable industrial development is the need to harness the economic potential of women and for that entrepreneurship remains critical. The present article is contextualised against the backdrop of the SDGs and tries to address questions of women’s empowerment, agency building and wellbeing through an analysis of the entrepreneurial activities of women. To this end, the article tries to provide policy recommendations indicating that entrepreneurship is not only an economically rewarding activity but also needed to address larger questions on reducing gendered vulnerabilities across social groups and building a women’s agency for sustained labour market participation. The article is based on the secondary data largely drawn from the Economic Census and the reports of the National Sample Survey.

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