Archival project
Women Integration and Skills for Entrepreneurship
The main objective of the project was an international comparative analysis of educational policies in the area of women’s entrepreneurship and its implementation in different countries.
In addition, the project involved identifying and disseminating good practices in the European system for education and training of women entrepreneurs. Another objective was the discovery of the relationship between labor market needs of entrepreneurs and the training offer, as well as testing of model training courses in real conditions.
The starting point of the project was the observation that women running companies, in particular in the field of information technology and telecommunications (IT) notice a distinct lack of:
- Definition of specific needs of women,
- education and training strategies aimed at changing the working environment and atmosphere to a more women-friendly;
- effective training tools to help in self-assessment, self-fulfillment and the ability to use all the possibilities and chances.
The WISE project identified needs of women entrepreneurs in the IT sector and set out guidelines and criteria to adapt the training modules to market needs.
Project title:WISE – Women Integration and Skills for Entrepreneurship
Website:www.ubique.org/wise
Partners: Inmark Estudios y Estrategias (Spain, coordinator); European Multimedia Forum (Great Britain); TermNet – the International Network for Terminology (Austria); Intercollege (Cyprus); Estonian Business School
EU participation: Leonardo da Vinci Programme
Promotion of Women EntrepreNeurs to participate in European Technology Transfer
OPI was the Polish partner in the international WENETT project.The project ran in the years 2006-2008.
The project involved women scientists, business owners, institutions promoting women in the world of science and business and research organizations.
Our goal was to achieve greater cooperation of women entrepreneurs and women conducting research for the improvement of knowledge about, and capacities of international transfers of technology, as well as to support and enhance innovation. An important goal was also considered the exchange of experiences between women from the world of science and business, and creation of a favorable environment for women’s participation in both of these areas in the implementation of innovation.
Project title: WENETT – Promotion of Women EntrepreNeurs to participate in European Technology Transfer
Website:www.wenett.eu
Partners: Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (Germany, coordinator); Applied Research and Communication Fund (Bulgaria); Targeting Innovation Limited (Great Britain); IVF Industrial Research and Development Corporation (Sweden)
EU participation: 6. EU Framework Programme
Network for support of women’s development and entrepreneurship
The objective of this project, ongoing in the years 2005-2007, was the development and implementation of new services for small and medium-sized businesses run by women.
OPI opened within its structures an office providing professional services to such companies. We facilitated exchange of experience in the field of new technologies and innovation, and also helped to obtain funding to finance the companies’ development.
Our service offer covered, inter alia:
- Free training on possibilities of obtaining funding for business activity from EU funds
- specialist consultations on taking advantage of growth opportunities and improvement of competitiveness;
- conferences and workshops to facilitate the exchange of experiences and best practices;
- technological audits carried out in order to identify the progress status and needs, and issuance of opinions about the technology ;
- support in the search for commercial partners.
Project title: Network for support of women’s development and entrepreneurship (SWRPK)
Website:www.kobietywbiznesie.opi.org.pl
Partners: International Forum for Women; Polish Association of Women Entrepreneurs
EU participation: Sector Operational Programme – Improvement of Competitiveness of Enterprises