Project MompreneurCONNECT
Erasmus+ project "MompreneurCONNECT: Building Bridges and Bridging Gaps for Sustainable Growth"
The general objective is to reduce the economic and social disadvantage of women through entrepreneurship, which is in
line with the broader objectives of promoting inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunities and, further afield, supporting
overall well-being and employment, economic growth, and sustainability.
The specific objectives of this project are the following:
1) Identify the main barriers women face in (international)
entrepreneurship and propose solutions to overcome them;
2) identify the main obstacles they face in setting up their own
businesses and in entrepreneurship;
3) supporting women to overcome these barriers and obstacles;
4) create opportunities
for networking, mentoring and training tailored to the needs of women entrepreneurs;
5) promote cooperation and
networking between Estonian and Romanian women entrepreneurs;
6) to learn from the experience of the partners in the
project and to implement measures to achieve the objectives in the cooperation between the two countries.
Activities
Conference on women entrepreneurship in Estonia
Conference for conscious female entrepreneurs “Conscious entrepreneurship”
June 27-28. June 2024 in Tartu, at Alexela Loomelava
Conference on women entrepreneurship in Romania
Conference on women
entrepreneurship in Romania
Partners
Conclusions
- More support and advice is needed in areas such as sales and marketing, considering business risks, and creating and developing a product/service/brand.
- Mental well-being and balance, as well as the ability to manage one’s own time, are the most important topics for female entrepreneurs, where support is expected.
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- Reduced entrepreneurial initiative. A worrying aspect, but not surprising, given the challenges of being a businesswoman, is the very low entrepreneurial initiative among young women.
- The step into entrepreneurship requires support. This is reinforced by the perceived difficulty in making the step from employee to entrepreneur status. People over 25 who are thinking about starting their own business say they are in great need of support and information.
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Are you ready to explore new horizons and elevate your business to the global stage?
Read more and watch the webinars!
Meet the project leaders
Alina Bota – Romania & Triin Raudoja – Estonia
There is power in cooperation
The project is financed by the Erasmus+ program. Project “MompreneurCONNECT: Building Bridges and Bridging Gaps for Sustainable Growth”
