Entrepreneurs have important roles in driving the hospitality industry to grow and expand in response to the fast-growing in tourist expectations and demands. In order to develop the competitiveness of the hospitality industry, the increase in the quality and quantity of entrepreneurs can create positive impacts on the long-term growth of the industry. Furthermore, diversity in human resources can directly improve business development. The lack of women and minorities in entrepreneurship in many societies is also known as the ‘Entrepreneur Gap’. The study extended the theory of planned behaviors by including new factors, such as financial literacy, to study their relationships in the context of hospitality businesses. Past research studies highlighted the underrepresentation of women in entrepreneurship and the focus of the current study is on the factors supporting entrepreneurial intentions of female employees who possessed the important skills and years of experiences in their work environments, including restaurant and wellness businesses. The main research objective is to identify key drivers to support the entrepreneurship and therefore, the guidelines for the long-term development of women entrepreneurial skills can be further developed. The samples were female employees who had at least one year working experience and held the key skills in their businesses, including restaurant and wellness business. The study was conducted in Thailand, representing the context of the emerging economies. The data were collected from several major tourist destinations, such as Bangkok and Phuket. Several factors included in the study, including empowerment, financial literacy, attitude and subjective norm. With structural equation modeling, several factors, such as attitude towards and empowerment, indicated significant impacts on entrepreneurial intention. The discussions and practical implications were included. Directions for future research were also provided