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Women’s Enterprise: A European Journey

PROGRESS

• Where did we start?

• Where are we now?

• How did we do it?

• Have we made a difference?

• What will we do in the future?

Where did we start?

Where Did We Start?

Where did We Start?

Superwoman?

Where are we now?

A comprehensive Women’s Enterprise Support Service capable of replication in any country in the world

How Did We Do It?

The Prime Suspects

How did we do it?

How did we do it?

How did we do it?

THE WOMEN’S ECONOMY

Partners 2009 - 2014

• AFAEMME, Barcelona• APID, Torino• Biella Chamber of

Commerce, Piedmont• Italian Chamber of

Commerce in Bulgaria• NBJ Associates, Italy• Polish Chamber of

Commerce, Warsaw

• University of Birmingham Business School, UK

• West Midlands European Office, Brussels

• Women’s Business Development Agency/ The Women’s Economy, UK

How did we do it?

Transference

Adaptation

Improvement

Did We Make a Difference?

Did We Make a Difference?

Recommendations include

Creating an office of Women's Business Ownership within the European Commission and Member States’ competent ministries. It should preferably not be situated in the gender ministries to provide a clear distinction between economic enterprise activities and gender equality responsibilities. It must have a serious mandate with targets and resources.

OPINION of theEuropean Economic and Social CommitteeOn Female entrepreneurs – specific policies to increase EU growth and employmentJuly 2012

Did we make a difference?

• Over 200 women in 5 countries intensively trained and mentored

• Multi Media training resources capable of use anywhere in the world

• Blueprint for an international quality standard• A toolkit for international access to finance

networks for women.

Did We Make a Difference?

What about the Future?

The Women’s Economy Network

Italy Poland Spain You?