… Over the last nine years, the proportion of women on the boards of the largest listed companies across … later proposed a Directive with a target to reach 40 % women on boards. Despite the fact that no agreement was … on the combined boards of the companies covered; a figure first reached in October 2016 following the adoption of a 40 …
… mechanisms and gender mainstreaming since 2006, when the first report on institutional mechanisms was developed by the … area H. Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women Monitoring the Beijing Platform for Action …
… support of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU (first half of 2014). As such it is part of the ongoing review … for Action in the EU. The report reviewed area F, ‘Women in the Economy’, and proposed new indicators for strategic objective F1, concerned with women’s economic rights and independence, which were endorsed …
… association that started making small loans to women entrepreneurs in Berlin area in 1982. Its objective is to help business women in Berlin to set up and invest in their own businesses … Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology, represents a first step towards increasing the number of businesses …
… brief Going for Growth provides structured peer support to women entrepreneurs who are serious about growing their … round tables and a national forum at midpoint. Over 350 women entrepreneurs have taken part, at a cost of some €2,000 … growth, additional employment and increased numbers of first-time exporters. Targeting women who are serious about …
… is an entrepreneurship training programme for academic women in Finland who are planning to set up their own … are university students. It has been run since 2011 by the Women’s Enterprise Agency (Naisyrittäjyyskeskus), one of the … other users of the Cloud. Out of 40 participants in the first two InnoLady Camps, 31 (77.5%) had set up their own …
… was part of the wider European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, supported by the Enterprise DG of the … recognise and support the distinctive nature of women’s business start-ups and ensure that newly-established … entrepreneurs keep their new businesses going during their first, very challenging years. The programme was open to …
… Pionnières is a network of business incubators which helps women entrepreneurs to establish themselves in innovative … a gender perspective on business was in its infancy, and women were not expected to be active in business outside the … practices. 85% survival rate Since the creation of the first incubator for women in 2005, the Fédération Pionnières …
… the National Rural Network, the project aimed to stimulate women’s entrepreneurship and increase their use of … an ‘employability agent’ in each area, who could support women entrepreneurs. It also ran 11 online training courses … of the individual training pathways prepared during the first phase. This focused on business leadership, information …
… In brief The Cyprus Women's Cooperative Bank Ltd. (WCB), one of the first co-operative banks created by women in the world, started its activities in January 2001 in …
… (€15m) fund which makes equity investments to help strong women’s businesses grow. It works on a co-investment basis in … expertise on finance measures to support SMEs. In the UK women are about half as likely as men to be entrepreneurs. … successful businesses as Altacor and Liquid Accounts. Its first investments were made in 2009-10 and by March 2010 five …
… In brief The Women Entrepreneurs’ Loan Programme is an innovative loan programme initiated in response to low levels of women’s employment and entrepreneurship in Croatia. It was … of the programme’s results. Two lessons stand out. First, guarantees are vital for start-up business. Secondly, …
… mechanisms and gender mainstreaming since 2006 when the first report on institutional mechanisms was developed by the … area H. Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women EIGE's reports on monitoring the Beijing Platform for …