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| 2006 |
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| 2006-12-04, Brussels, SME Women Networking Lunch |
The SME UNION of the EPP created a SME Women entrepreneur network in 2003. Now in almost each member state of the European Union there is an SME Women group (members of the national parliaments and/or women entrepreneurs) so the more practical work can be started. The main aim is to foster women entrepreneurship and draw attention to the great potential of women entrepreneurs in an enlarged Europe striving for the challenging goal of the revised Lisbon agenda. In order to decide on the main working plan and to celebrate the start of the network SME Women & Start-up organized a Working Lunch on “Women Entrepreneurship: The Role of Business Networks” on the 4th of December 2006 in the European Parliament. More than 15 women were present from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Hungary, Romania and Serbia. |
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| 2006-01-26, Budapest, The Key Role of Women Entrepreneurship and Start-Ups |
In the framework of the annual KKVE Conference in Budapest the women entrepreneurship panel was headed by Etelka Barsi-Pataky MEP, member of EP Committee on Transport and Tourism. The panel was attended by Marie-Christine Oghly, National President of Women Entrepreneurs Directorate France, Katalin Kiszely, former MP, University Professor and President of KKVE-NT and Anita Petrucz, Project Manager at TMB Hungary Technology Transfer and Software Development Engineering Ltd., who talked about the situation of women entrepreneurs in Hungary. |
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| 2005-11-11, Valetta, Foundation of SME Woman Malta |
„The role of women entrepreneurs within the EU" seminar was organized on the role of women entrepreneurs by the regional SME Union of the Nationalist Party, in cooperation with the AZAD Centre for Political Studies, in Malta this month. During the one day seminar the participants discussed the present situation of women entrepreneurs in Malta and the European Union, the role of women in financial services, equality and gender issues. Magda Magri Naudi, Chairperson of the newly established SME Working Group opened the conference and introduced the guest speakers and the topics of the seminar. Alex Vassallo, President of the SME Union Malta of the National Party held the first speech about launching the SME Women Working Group. Afterwards Ildikó Voller-Szenci, Director of SME Women of the SME UNION talked about the situation and facilities of women entrepreneurs in the EU.
Rosanne Galea, President of Malta Association of Women in Business held a presentation about women in the financial services industry. She pointed out the differences arise between the number of self employed women and men. In her conclusion she underlined the need to encourage entrepreneurship by women and to develop support schemes and family friendly measures for women to obtain access to finance. Afterwards, Mary Helen Strout, International Sectretary of SME Union Malta held an interesting speech about the shadow economy in the service sector. In the next speech, Patrick Voller, Sectretery General of SME UNION demonstrated the role of small and medium enterprises within the EU. This was followed by a presentation on equality and gender issues within the framework of the EU, held by Michelle Mallia, President of the Nationalist Party Women’s Movement. She was focusing on how women could participate more in decision-making levels. She stressed that women must make a collective effort to participate in order to eliminate all artificial barriers.
At the end of the seminar, Mary Gaerty, Director of Green Skip Services held a presentation, in which she talked about the barriers to start a business from traditional and financial sides as well. As an Executive member of the National Council of Women, she introduced the recent efforts made by the National Council of Women in order to improve the status of women. After a discussion, Edwin Vassallo, State Secretary for Small Business and the Self Employed of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs closed the seminar, which was a great opportunity to meet members of SME Union Malta and representatives of important women organizations in Malta. The event was covered by national television and newspapers.
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| 2005-10-21, Brussels, Women-led businesses - overcoming barriers to growth and improving access to finance |
The event organized by DG Enterprise analyzes whether there are particular obstacles that prevent women businesses to growth, in particular with regard to financing, to identify good practices in this area and to raise awareness on Basel II and its effects on small businesses. The event will bring together financial providers, high-level policy makers from national administrations responsible for the promotion of female entrepreneurship, business organizations of women entrepreneurs and representatives from EU Institutions.
Further information
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| 2005-02-22, Women in Business and in Decision-Making |
Eurochambres Women Network (EWN) Conference, 10.00-17.00h, European Economic and Social Committee, Rue Belliard 99, 1000 Brussels, Information & Registration: Christiane Maegerman: Fax. +32 2 230 00 38; maegerman@eurochambres.be
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| 2005-01-21, Annual SME Hungary Conference |
At the conference “9 Months in the EU: The Future of Hungarian SMEs” that took place in Budapest on the 21st January 2005 one of the panels concerned competitiveness of women in business life. The former president of SME Women Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman pointed out that there should be a consistent dialog between the EU, the national parliaments and the entrepreneurs. The panel on woman entrepreneurship was moderated by Ildiko Szenci, the Director of SME Women.
Etelka Barsi-Pataky, MEP and newly appointed President of SME women gave a speech on education improvement and stressed that women should be more encouraged to participate in business life.
Boglárka Hollósy presented the project “Regina” concerning the reintegration of mothers and social services. She expressed the need of women to get the access to knowledge and loans.
Anita Petrucz, Project Manager of TMB Hungary Technology Transfer, talked about facilitating start-up enterprises and mentioned that it is crucial to identify problems and the critical factors basing on the comparison of best practice between Hungary and other members of the EU in the meaning of adapting practice and fostering network.
Women's share in leading positions in businesses and the number of women entrepreneurs in Europe is steadily increasing however business-life in Europe still is a men’s world. So there is a long way ahead of Europe to improve the women’s business position.
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