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ifempower Online Education Platform in Women's Entrepreneurship
The ifempower online education platform provides support that is especially made for women interested in launching their own enterprises or already launched a business and want to scale up . They may find good practices or specific suggestions to specific problems based on real entrepreneurs expertise, from practical examples and real-life challenges. The platform is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
WA4STEAM
WA4STEAM is a growing international community of women investors that seeks to expand the female entrepreneurial presence in STEAM fields and increase the number of women business angels. It is a Women Angel Investors Network to support STEM entrepreneurs offering networking, mentorship, and financial literacy programs. Bridges knowledge gaps for women investors, empowers both investors and entrepreneurs, and boosted women’s participation in STEM investments.
Training course for women, female entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs in order to create an online business
Within the Women’s Integration through Digital Entrepreneurship – WIDE project, four training modules and related resources developed during the first year of project implementation were successfully piloted to encourage and support women, especially potential entrepreneurs, to create their own online business. The trainings include the following topics: female entrepreneurship, access to finance, sharing economy, digital entrepreneurship in a rural environment. The trainings are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
WEgate Motivational café – reach your potential - 19 November 2021
This video is from the webinar organised by WEgate in November 2021, under the title “WEgate Motivational Café – Reach Your Potential”, focusing on women entrepreneurs and supporting organisations working on this matter. The online gathering brought together 18 attendees from various European countries to delve into the multifaceted psychological essentials and how they impact motivation and goal achievement. The motivational café was moderated by the founder of Uella – Women Founders Emotional Care. Participants in this event had the opportunity to share best practices and experiences, gain insights into what motivation means for women entrepreneurs, and discover how to maintain their drive on the path to success. They emphasise the significance of understanding one’s psychological needs, recognizing the hunger for stimulus, and how these factors influence motivation. As entrepreneurship is known for its challenges, loneliness, and emotional stress, this event highlighted the value of sharing experiences, learning from peers, understanding their needs, and encouraging one another to attain new levels of success in both business and life. This event was part of the broader “Pure Learning” series by WEgate, a project dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs throughout Europe, not only in the intellectual and business aspects but also in the emotional and motivational dimensions. The conversation brought up the importance of understanding and addressing these aspects, especially in the context of the pandemic’s impact on women entrepreneurs.
WEgate Peer-to-Peer Webinar: ''Celebrating Women’s Entrepreneurship Day''
The video features a Peer Learning Webinar focused on empowering women entrepreneurs and promoting their socio-economic empowerment. This event aimed to help participants uncover effective practices employed by various European organisations supporting women in starting and growing businesses while empowering them on a broader scale. Attendees gained valuable insights into strengthening practices, and fostering coordination and collaboration within the women entrepreneur community. Speakers emphasised the significance of increasing the number of women in decision-making positions, advocating for gender equality, financial support, and improved work-life balance. The webinar also offered strategies for advancing women entrepreneurs and promoting their socio-economic empowerment. It underlined the importance of embracing emotional intelligence and personal and professional growth strategies for women entrepreneurs. The video serves as a valuable resource for those interested in women’s entrepreneurship and empowerment, emphasising collaboration and good practices in a changing business landscape.
Yes WE Can - The Voices of Women Entrepreneurs in Europe
In this video, ten distinct entrepreneurial journeys are showcased, each originating from diverse locations and backgrounds. These narratives encompass various entrepreneurial endeavours, from promoting female entrepreneurship and combating stereotypes in Greece to the modernisation of a family-owned textile business in Italy. Similarly, the stories feature businesses working on water treatment in Turkey or startups in Denmark with a mission to change the startup landscape and empower women in entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the stories extend to organisations in Italy supporting women in male-dominated micro-enterprises and Spain’s medical practice, which is a pioneering personalised radiotherapy for cancer treatment. Other inspiring entrepreneurial journeys involve robotics in Spain, focusing on sustainable microelectronics soldering technology, an online marketplace in India connecting plant enthusiasts and fostering sustainable urban living, a centre for assistive therapy with horses in Spain, and a Women Business Association in Kosovo which works tirelessly to advance women’s economic empowerment and gender equality.
While these entrepreneurial journeys vary significantly in their industry focus and geographical origins, they share common elements. In each story, there is a strong emphasis on innovation, sustainability, and a commitment to making a positive impact. Moreover, the entrepreneurs demonstrate remarkable resilience and a passion for driving change in their respective fields, all contributing to the cause of empowering women in entrepreneurship and fostering positive transformation within their communities and industries.
ifempower International Curriculum in Women's Entrepreneurship
Within the ifempower project, Bifröst University shares its teaching experience, together with the knowledge and best practices of the participating partner institutions.
participating partner institutions.
The curriculum focuses on two main issues: it builds on the knowledge and skills to set up and manage a business by creating a business plan and it focuses on issues that can be specifically related to the experience of women entrepreneurs.
It is an international curriculum, based on mentoring and learning based on the analysis of case studies on good practices of women entrepreneurs.
This comprehensive module reflects on the known obstacles facing female entrepreneurship and empowers students to successfully overcome them. The course is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Fundación MAPFRE 2024 Social Employment Programme
The ACCEDEMOS Call for Employment Grants is a project promoted by Fundación MAPFRE since 2013 that seeks to promote employment in Spain by supporting small businesses, the self-employed and social entities that need to hire and lack the resources to do so. The last call ended in June 2024 although it is reopened every year.
WEgate Peer-learning Webinar: Empowering women through skills development!
WEgate’s peer-learning webinar, ‘Empowering women through skills development’, explores the transformative journey of women’s economic empowerment. Hosted by WEgate, this webinar connects women across Europe to explore upskilling and reskilling opportunities. It emphasises the importance of skills training and entrepreneurship, showcasing how these are critical for women’s health, well-being, and income generation, especially in the face of rapid technological and digital transformations affecting jobs. This collaborative initiative involves a consortium of seven partners from six countries, including Italy, Austria, Spain, Belgium, Germany, and Portugal. Together, they have created a digital training Atlas named ‘DITA’ to catalogue and connect various training programs focused on digital transformation. ‘DITA’ is a valuable resource that helps users discover relevant courses and forge partnerships to empower women and businesses for a brighter future. This effort aligns with the vision that women’s economic empowerment is a ‘transformational process,’ boosting productivity, increasing economic diversification, and promoting income equality and other positive development outcomes.
WEgate Peer-to-Peer Webinar 19 May 2021
The video is from the Peer Learning Webinar titled “Women Entrepreneurs Benefiting from Inclusive Support in Innovation, Investments, and Transatlantic Networking”. This third webinar is part of the WEgate community’s ongoing efforts to empower women economically, bringing together exceptional women and supporting organisations dedicated to nurturing women’s entrepreneurship. The Peer Learning Webinars are part of a comprehensive toolkit to strengthen practices, collaboration, and a culture of learning within the community. The 54 participants in the event focused on the crucial role of women’s entrepreneurship organisations in influencing policies, offering networking opportunities, and creating a dynamic and diverse investment ecosystem. Furthermore, they covered the opportunities for trans-Atlantic networking specific to women in business. It also aimed to explore how public support and role models encourage more women to participate in business and promote an inclusive approach to innovation.
The webinar was designed to encourage discussions and provide a platform for learning and sharing, as an opportunity for women entrepreneurs to gain insights, connect with inspiring individuals, and discover strategies for success. It showcases WEgate community’s efforts to support women entrepreneurs and foster a culture of empowerment and inclusivity. The information and experiences shared in this webinar aim to inspire and guide women on their entrepreneurial journeys.
WEbinar: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in times of COVID-19
The video is from a webinar delving into the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this webinar, speakers and participants stress the importance of fortifying women’s entrepreneurship during trying times. They delve into how women’s entrepreneurial organisations have adjusted to the pandemic, offering virtual support through webinars and updated online resources. Discussions also focus on the significance of a robust political voice, suggesting means such as press releases and political statements to shape government policies. Furthermore, there are talks about creating online communities and marketplaces to nurture support and collaboration among women entrepreneurs. Ultimately, the video drives home the necessity of adapting to evolving circumstances and coming together to support women entrepreneurs during demanding periods.
WEgate Peer-to-Peer Webinar 'Helping women entrepreneurs unleash their potential!'
The webinar ‘Helping women entrepreneurs unleash their potential!’, focuses on peer learning as a powerful tool for strengthening cooperation, knowledge sharing and motivation to incentivise women’s entrepreneurship. Two inspirational speakers who made it into the “Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise” share experiences on how they followed their passion and convictions to empower women entrepreneurs and how they overcame their challenges by becoming role models in women’s entrepreneurship.
Patricia Martinez Montesinos, Board Member, Co-Founder and President of FE+MALE think tank based in Zurich, Switzerland, offers an insight into her career and the initiative “Transforming Research Outcomes into Actions”, which helps to identify and mitigate gender gaps in the entrepreneurial market. She explains how this initiative has offered real-life solutions for start/ups, public and private institutions, academia and society in general, addressing female and male entrepreneurs alike to enact change.
Eri Pavlaki, Co-founder and CEO of Women Do Business, shares her own daily experience and strategies in promoting and mentoring women’s entrepreneurship and the elimination of stereotypes, counselling companies on how to lead gender-inclusive policies and gender-balanced hiring while inspiring and motivating women to start their businesses.
WEgate – Module 1. Digital Literacy
In this webinar, Candyce Costa, a trainer with a long experience in B2B consulting, Digital Marketing, and Social Media Marketing, presents ten steps for increasing visibility in the digital market for women entrepreneurs, exploring together with the participating women entrepreneurs the strategic approaches to improve the credibility, legitimacy and the overall business reputation, growth and profit, and to raise the chances to succeed. Whether it is to get discovered, to get more customers or more sales, to get promoted or to get the investment needed, exploring personal brand and self-promotion in social media, blogs, and video platforms is a game changer in the market.
WEgate – Module 6. The A to Z of Fundraising
In this webinar, Anne Lebreton-Wolf, Angel Investor and trainer, offers an overview of the key terms and aspects of fundraising, strategies and risks to be aware of when managing growth. She addresses early and women entrepreneurs by introducing key terms and concepts important to start a company, and walks them through the timeline of setup and growth. In the last part of the webinar, she focuses specifically on company financing, including bank funding, crowdfunding, angel investment, and venture capital.
WEgate – Advocacy and representation
In this webinar, Amelie Leclercq, an expert in European Affairs, Justice and Gender Equality, elaborates on essential concepts around advocacy, representation and lobbying, explains the differences between them, and explores specific examples of movements and campaigns available to women entrepreneurs to achieve the desired outcomes at local, national, European and international level, in organisations, institutions, or at the societal level. While knowledge about the tools for effective advocacy and lobbying is essential, complying with the ethical frameworks and codes of conduct in place is also crucial and legitimising for the movements.
WEgate – Access to finance
The first session consists of a panel of three outstanding women entrepreneurs from BAE WEGate Academy, who offer their valuable insights and experience in access to finance at large for women entrepreneurs and the hurdles they face in their own business ecosystems. Silvia Almeida, Business Angel and co-founder of WOMENWINWIN (an online community of women entrepreneurs in Portugal and cross-border), joined in the discussion Sasha Bezuhenova, Angel Investor and Founder of MOVE.BG (think-and-do tank for innovative solutions), and Rixt Herklots, director of The Next Women (network of women entrepreneurs and investors operating in Amsterdam and cross borders), to exchange views on financial operations for companies led and managed by women. They exchange opinions on the existing biases towards women in the ecosystem of businesses, the financial and literacy gap, and the vision distance, affecting investment readiness and access to finance for women wanting or already engaged in societal innovation and start-ups.
In the second part of the module, Claire Munck hosts Francesca Natali, Managing Partner at META Ventures (MV), Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs, who elaborates further on what investment readiness is and what it entails to be an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur, what the key necessary components for an access to finance program are and how to change paradigms into viewing investors as “customers of equity” could change the outcomes of access to finance.
FEMTECH for Resilience
The “FEMTECH for Resilience”, is financially supported by CIPE – Center for International Private Enterprise, targeted micro, small, and medium enterprise owners, and innovative startup women’s companies, emerged within the challenging context of the COVID-19 crisis. Association of Business Women in Serbia (ABW Serbia) strategically positioned itself to support its member companies, particularly women entrepreneurs. The crisis created an urgent need for accelerated digitalization as a means for businesses to adapt and thrive in the face of unprecedented challenges. The project was conceived as a response to the evolving circumstances, aiming to empower women-owned enterprises with the tools and knowledge necessary to navigate the digital landscape effectively. The overarching goal was not only to mitigate the immediate impact of the crisis but also to position women entrepreneurs for long-term resilience through digital transformation.Utilizing webinars, podcasts, mentoring, and various communication channels, the project addressed crucial aspects such as digital strategy, employee engagement, and the role of ICT in business resilience. Activities included 5 webinars, 5 podcasts, mentoring sessions, pitching to business angels, and a lecture on workplace sexual harassment. The project’s impact was evident in raising awareness about the vital role of ICT in crisis resilience for women-owned businesses. The diverse communication channels ensured widespread outreach. Practical insights and role models presented in podcasts inspired participants, contributing to tangible digital transformation. Furthermore, the initiative improved access to finance and networking for ICT-focused female companies through a development program and pitch opportunities with female business angels. “FEMTECH for Resilience” effectively empowered women entrepreneurs by increasing awareness, building capacity, showcasing role models, and enhancing access to finance and networking during the challenging times of the COVID-19 crisis. The project resources are available in English and Croatian.
GENGREEN-project
Supporting nordic women to launch sustainable businesses
Codes for female entrepreneurship – Smart solutions to support female entrepreneurship-project
The “Koodeja naisyrittäjyyteen” project, run by Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, supports women entrepreneurs by promoting digital skills, networking, and business development. It offers practical tools and opportunities to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation among women. The resources are available in English and Finnish.
European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs
Womenture
An Erasmus+ project providing e-learning materials and practical tools to support women in developing entrepreneurial skills in the digital economy. Includes self-assessment tools and training modules for educators.
WIDE Project
Promotes digital entrepreneurship among rural women, offering free online modules, training curricula, and resources focused on finance, digital tools, and inclusive business models. The resources are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
Entrep-Fashion
Supports women interested in launching fashion-related enterprises through online courses, business planning templates, and digital marketing training tailored to the creative industries.
Femme Forward
Focuses on equipping women (especially migrants and career changers) with the digital and entrepreneurial skills needed for careers in tech and innovation sectors.
Smart and Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs - Free Online Training Programme/ WE.Circular project
The Smart & Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs training programme is designed to help women build future-ready businesses by combining practical knowledge, digital skills, and the principles of sustainability. The programme is free, fully online, and open to participants across the Danube Region and beyond.
As a self-paced programme, it allows participants to learn flexibly, anytime and anywhere. For the first group of trainees, however, we are offering a special interactive part between September and November 2025. During this period, learners will not only explore twelve modules on business models, sustainability, digital tools, finance, and communication, but also take part in a series of live webinars with international experts. These interactive sessions will provide deeper insights into circular business models, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence in business, and effective communication, while also creating opportunities for networking and peer exchange.
This unique combination of independent learning and interactive support will give participants the knowledge, tools, and confidence to integrate circular economy principles into their businesses and to grow stronger, more sustainable companies.
The interactive programme will launch with a webinar on 22 September 2025 and continue through November. After that, the training materials will remain freely available for all interested learners. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. The initiative is supported by the WE.Circular project, co-financed by Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027. The training materials are available on the project website in eleven languages — English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Serbian, German, Slovenian, Czech, Bosnian, and Croatian — ensuring accessibility for participants throughout the Danube Region and beyond.
Womenture Project
The Womenture Project is an international-level project. This collaborative initiative under Horizon Europe aims to boost female entrepreneurship by empowering innovation agencies and accelerators to expand their services and networks. The project supported the creation of joint services and activities to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem for women. It involved four partners: DEX IC (Czech Republic), SpinLab (Germany), Tehnopol (Estonia), and Design Terminal (Hungary). The project concluded in December 2024.
How to create a successful business plan (lean methodology/advanced business planning)
Stefan Miteski, founder of Systems for Entreprise, explains Lean business model generation—intermediary-level elaboration on developing a feasible business plan from an entrepreneur’s perspective.
Capsule Project
The Capsule Project is an Erasmus+ international-level initiative, implemented as an international-level project with a focus on empowering young people, particularly women, in entrepreneurship and social enterprise. It promotes social inclusion and diversity while offering training in entrepreneurship, digital skills, and creative employability. The project involved partners from Romania (Impact Hub Bucharest, Career Shift), Croatia (Impact Hub Zagreb), and Hungary (Impact Hub Budapest). Over 18 months, 105 participants from the three countries participated, including 35 from Hungary. The programme ends in 2025. It specifically targets young women aged 18-28, including young mothers, migrants, refugees, and other disadvantaged groups, helping them overcome the fear of failure and build confidence in turning their ideas into businesses.
WEgate – Module 4. Funding Opportunities
This module, led by Annamaria Magri Pantea, Secretary General of Linkedin Malta and expert in entrepreneurship and development support, offers direct insights into financing possibilities for both women entrepreneurs and organisations supporting women entrepreneurship. It covers the public EU funding support schemes for access to finance, innovation management, business development and international projects. The trainer focuses her presentation, examples and discussion on EU-funded schemes for innovative entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurship supporting organisations, referring to both non-refundable (grant) and refundable (debt/loan) types of finance.
WEgate – Module 5. Why Digital Tools for Access to Finance Are Crucial to Master for Women Entrepreneurs
In this session, Lin-Na Zhang, a business developer, explores with the participants the notions and examples of digital tools for access to finance and their importance for women entrepreneurs. By showcasing the example of LITA, the first social investment crowdfunding platform dedicated to social and ecological investment, she raises awareness of the opportunities of digital funding, co-investments with funds and crowdfunding campaigns for a wide range of actors, especially women entrepreneurs. The participants are presented with digital tools to track the impact of their money and the possibilities to invest in companies they believe in, such as sustainable development transition or companies engaged in fighting climate change or social inequalities
WEgate – Organisations in public policy
In this webinar, Marta Turk, a public policy expert, takes the participants from women entrepreneurship organisations into exploring policymaking and the ecosystem of public policy, such as legal frameworks, institutions, practices and actors that affect them daily. Using her long experience in shaping policies in favour of women entrepreneurs in rough environments, she provides a roadmap of strategies, methods, approaches, examples of targeted activities and best practices to introduce gender-focused policy making. She stresses the need for networking to enable women entrepreneurs to drive forward institutional and legal reform to fix institutional and market failures that preclude them from accessing the business ecosystem.
WINNOVATORS
WINNOVATORS is a EU project funded by Erasmus+ programme.Its main goal is to co-develop and implement innovative teaching and learning approaches to concrete policies for capacity building in the digital, entrepreneurial, STEM/STEAM innovation and sustainability fields, from which young women from rural areas and Higher Education students would benefit. The WINnovators project focuses on empowering young women in higher education institutions through:
Skills Promotion: Digital, entrepreneurial, STEM/STEAM, and sustainability skills.
Teaching Innovations: New methods involving students and rural women as learners.
Teamwork Capacity-Building: Cross-cultural teamwork skill development.
Participant Skills Enhancement: Gamified e-training for interactive learning.
Community Building: WINnovator community via social media for collaboration.
Policy Impact: International policy seminar for gender-sensitive education guidelines.
Winnovators platform offers online courses designed for young women under 35 in rural areas or marginalized communities, aiming to empower potential or beginner entrepreneurs. In Serbia, there was 15 teams, each composed of two young women, including aspiring entrepreneurs and students, have found success. Thirteen teams completed the initial pilot phase, and six are moving on to the second phase, focusing on creating business-oriented websites. During the first phase, each team, guided by mentors, developed a business plan with the goal of applying for funding. Adriana Mančić, an entrepreneur from Pirot with Roma descent, and her team member underwent additional Winnovators training in massage and website creation. Adriana successfully applied for and received subsidies, using the funds to purchase equipment, showcasing the project’s success. Stories like hers and that of another participant, Zdravka Simić from Smederevska Palanka, who also started her own company, can be found on the Winnovators YouTube channel.The Association of Business Women in Serbia could offer expertise and best practices for a tailored training manual that caters to the specific needs of young women in higher education. This involves promoting empowerment and inclusivity to enhance skills, encompassing both academic and entrepreneurial capabilities. Their focus on encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering innovation, and advocating for gender-sensitive education among young women actively contributes to the establishment of a more equitable educational landscape within higher education institutions.
The WINNOVATORS platform and its learning materials are available in English, Estonian, Italian, Romanian, Serbian, and Slovenian.
The EEN2EIC (Enterprise Europe Network to European Innovation Council)
The EEN2EIC (Enterprise Europe Network to European Innovation Council) project aims to extend the breadth of supporting activities EEN can provide to women entrepreneurs, widening countries and Seal of Excellence (SoE) holders. The goal is to create a bridge between the two projects in order to support innovation, scale up companies and involve the most relevant actors in the EIC and EEN landscape.
From dream to business
The project provides guidance for entrepreneurs, support in preparing a business plan, and the opportunity to test ideas with the Ideanappi service. The resources are available in English, Finnish, and Swedish.
Research study conducted within the " Women, Families, Careers – Effects of the Pandemic on Work/Life Balance in the Visegrad Countries" project.
Equilibrium
International mentoring program Equilibrium, which is focused at supporting and empowering women in business and management and more than 1,400 women have passed through it. Since the programme’s inception in 2011 has helped to create an inclusive and supportive environment in which women can thrive, break barriers and reach their full potential. Participation in the Equilibrium program is beneficial in career orientation, supports personal development and allows its participants – mentees – to meet inspiring business personalities.
WomenIn Project
Develops innovative learning paths using gamification and digital tools (including a Minecraft escape room) to train VET teachers in fostering women’s entrepreneurship. Develops innovative learning paths using gamification and digital tools (including a Minecraft escape room) to train VET teachers in fostering women’s entrepreneurship. The resources are available in English, Finnish, Swedish, German, Russian, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Polish.
Ecommerce4Women
A hands-on guidebook teaching women how to set up and run their own e-commerce businesses, covering topics such as marketing, logistics, and digital presence.
Let Women Choose
Empowers women to make autonomous life and career choices through open educational resources focused on self-empowerment, entrepreneurship, and community engagement.
WHEN / FoWoSE Project
Supports trainers and organizations working with women social entrepreneurs through a dedicated toolkit, training modules, and capacity-building activities with a gender-sensitive approach.
Gender Budget Watchdog Network
GBWN is a network promoting gender-responsive budgeting via training and advocacy to ensure fair, needs-based public spending. We welcome cross-links with RE-FEM and can share its multilingual resources. The website is available in English, Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin and Romanian.
Hiventures
Hiventures is a national, local support programme established by the Hungarian government. It offers financing solutions to Hungarian start-ups and entrepreneurs through various programmes, including pre-seed, seed, and growth funding. While not exclusively for women, Hiventures provides significant support to WEs seeking capital for their ventures. The programme is available in English as well as Hungarian.
AWE Hungary – Academy for Wwomen Entrepreneurs
The Academy for WEs (AWE) is a global (international-level) programme supporting women in launching and growing their businesses. It offers participants training, mentorship, and access to a community of female entrepreneurs. Hungary joined the AWE programme for the fourth time in 2024, facilitated by the U.S. Embassy. The six-month programme is tailored to the needs of rural Hungarian WEs, combining international expertise with local context. The programme in Hungary is coordinated by the Impact Hub Budapest.
Business Finland
Offering services for various needs, such as internationalization and product development. They offer financing, information, advice and networks for different phases of business.
Bulgarian Resources
Smart and Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs - Free Online Training Programme/ WE.Circular project
The Smart & Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs training programme is designed to help women build future-ready businesses by combining practical knowledge, digital skills, and the principles of sustainability. The programme is free, fully online, and open to participants across the Danube Region and beyond.
As a self-paced programme, it allows participants to learn flexibly, anytime and anywhere. For the first group of trainees, however, we are offering a special interactive part between September and November 2025. During this period, learners will not only explore twelve modules on business models, sustainability, digital tools, finance, and communication, but also take part in a series of live webinars with international experts. These interactive sessions will provide deeper insights into circular business models, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence in business, and effective communication, while also creating opportunities for networking and peer exchange.
This unique combination of independent learning and interactive support will give participants the knowledge, tools, and confidence to integrate circular economy principles into their businesses and to grow stronger, more sustainable companies.
The interactive programme will launch with a webinar on 22 September 2025 and continue through November. After that, the training materials will remain freely available for all interested learners. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. The initiative is supported by the WE.Circular project, co-financed by Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027. The training materials are available on the project website in eleven languages — English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Serbian, German, Slovenian, Czech, Bosnian, and Croatian — ensuring accessibility for participants throughout the Danube Region and beyond.
Spanish Resources
Guide to grants and incentives for the creation of companies/employment/other. – Andalucía Emprende
Andalucía Emprende periodically draws up and updates the Guide to Grants and Incentives for entrepreneurs and Andalusian companies offered by different organisations. This guide compiles incentives for starting a business, creating jobs, hiring, aid in kind/services, investment incentives, loans, guarantees and others. It offers information on incentives and application deadlines and provides links to the detailed information offered by each organisation. We recommend consulting it before starting any procedure to create or develop a business activity.
Bank financing and incentives for business creation and maintenance
Andalucía Emprende has signed collaboration agreements with different banking entities that offer a comprehensive financial financing service in the form of microcredits to the self-employed and SMEs. This section of the AEFPA website shows information about these agreements, explains how to request financing and also includes extensive information on some of the lines of incentives and financing available to promote business projects.
Equality Advice Service for Companies
Free service created to respond to the demand from companies in terms of equality. It offers expert technical advice on the design of equality measures and plans, as well as specialised training in business management from a gender perspective, promoting working environments free of discrimination.
Spanish Government's Women's Institute
The following programmes are offered in relation to entrepreneurship:
Programme of Business Support For Women (PAEM), Financial Support, Rural Women’s Challenge Programme and Juana Millán School For Entrepreneurs.
Spanish Government's Women's Institute
The following programmes are offered in relation to entrepreneurship:
Programme of Business Support For Women (PAEM), Financial Support, Rural Women’s Challenge Programme and Juana Millán School For Entrepreneurs.
"A" Self-Employed Professional Woman Award
Each year they reward the work of thirteen self-employed professional women in the country whose contribution is important to society with €6,000 in training.
Guide to grants and incentives for the creation of companies/employment/other.
Andalucía Emprende periodically draws up and updates the Guide to Grants and Incentives for entrepreneurs and Andalusian companies offered by different organisations. This guide compiles incentives for starting a business, creating jobs, hiring, aid in kind/services, investment incentives, loans, guarantees and others. It offers information on incentives and application deadlines and provides links to the detailed information offered by each organisation. We recommend consulting it before starting any procedure to create or develop a business activity.
Bank financing and incentives for business creation and maintenance
Andalucía Emprende has signed collaboration agreements with different banking entities that offer a comprehensive financial financing service in the form of microcredits to the self-employed and SMEs. This section of the AEFPA website shows information about these agreements, explains how to request financing and also includes extensive information on some of the lines of incentives and financing available to promote business projects.
Juana Millán School for Entrepreneurial Women, launched by the Women's Institute of the Ministry of Equality.
The School offers training, accompaniment and spaces for meeting and mutual support for women who wish to start up or consolidate business projects, both individually and as a group, but always in contact with others.
ifempower Online Education Platform in Women's Entrepreneurship
The ifempower online education platform provides support that is especially made for women interested in launching their own enterprises or already launched a business and want to scale up . They may find good practices or specific suggestions to specific problems based on real entrepreneurs expertise, from practical examples and real-life challenges. The platform is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
WA4STEAM
WA4STEAM is a growing international community of women investors that seeks to expand the female entrepreneurial presence in STEAM fields and increase the number of women business angels. It is a Women Angel Investors Network to support STEM entrepreneurs offering networking, mentorship, and financial literacy programs. Bridges knowledge gaps for women investors, empowers both investors and entrepreneurs, and boosted women’s participation in STEM investments.
WomenIn Project
Develops innovative learning paths using gamification and digital tools (including a Minecraft escape room) to train VET teachers in fostering women’s entrepreneurship. Develops innovative learning paths using gamification and digital tools (including a Minecraft escape room) to train VET teachers in fostering women’s entrepreneurship. The resources are available in English, Finnish, Swedish, German, Russian, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Polish.
Coca-Cola women tour. 9th Edition, 2025. Promoted by Coca-Cola Spain to promote female entrepreneurship.
This is a programme to launch entrepreneurial projects led by RURAL WOMEN. Through a free online mentoring program using the social CANVAS model, they will be able to develop their entrepreneurial skills and define their business model. Aimed at women with a business idea or entrepreneurs, between 18 and 67 years old and preferably in municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants.
They will receive online mentoring, they will obtain exclusive content by being part of the “”Women’s Tour”” community and they also have a project contest. The winners will be able to obtain €8,000 in seed capital to start or improve their project.”
ENISA Emprendedoras Digitales
The Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service will allocate up to 51 million euros from 2025 to 2028 to boost women’s digital entrepreneurship, through the ENISA Digital Entrepreneurs funding line. The objective is to support and promote, through funding, female digital entrepreneurship projects and reduce the existing gender gap in this area. Beneficiary companies: SMEs in which one or more women hold a relevant position of leadership or power within the company: in the shareholding, in the administrative body or as part of the management team. This line is aimed at both newly created companies and those that are considering a consolidation, growth or internationalisation project.
EQUIPA e-learning platform
They offer employment guidance and entrepreneurship programmes from a gender perspective. They also offer business training in equal opportunities between women and men with the aim of facilitating the process of drawing up equality measures and plans in Andalusian companies and offer basic cross-cutting modules on gender equality, awareness-raising on the prevention of gender violence, as well as content for the design of local equality plans and gender impact reports.
EMPEZAR.TV
Digital television platform in streaming and multi-format, developed by Andalucía Emprende, made by and for entrepreneurs, to help people who want to give shape to their business ideas to take their first steps.
PREPARADAS Programme
Organised by Sandetel and the Andalusian Ministry of Employment, Enterprise and Self-Employment. It offers face-to-face training for unemployed women, preferably from rural areas.
The courses available are organised along two lines:
– PREPARED to improve your professional career (Employability).
– PREPARED to start your own digital business (Technological Entrepreneurship).
Catalogue of Entrepreneurial Initiative Accelerators in Andalusia
This Catalogue includes a list of accelerators and/or acceleration programmes that Andalucía Emprende has contacted based on fieldwork carried out by its territorial network of Entrepreneurship Centres (CADEs). The Catalogue aims to be a continuous resource and is open to the future incorporation of any acceleration programme or accelerator operating in Andalusia.
Juana Millán School for Entrepreneurial Women
The School offers training, accompaniment and spaces for meeting and mutual support for women who wish to start up or consolidate business projects, both individually and as a group, but always in contact with others.
Instituto de las Mujeres del Gobierno de España
The following programmes are offered in relation to entrepreneurship:
Programme of Business Support For Women (PAEM), Financial Support, Rural Women’s Challenge Programme and Juana Millán School For Entrepreneurs
Fundación MAPFRE 2024 Social Employment Programme
The ACCEDEMOS Call for Employment Grants is a project promoted by Fundación MAPFRE since 2013 that seeks to promote employment in Spain by supporting small businesses, the self-employed and social entities that need to hire and lack the resources to do so. The last call ended in June 2024 although it is reopened every year.
ifempower International Curriculum in Women's Entrepreneurship
Within the ifempower project, Bifröst University shares its teaching experience, together with the knowledge and best practices of the participating partner institutions.
participating partner institutions.
The curriculum focuses on two main issues: it builds on the knowledge and skills to set up and manage a business by creating a business plan and it focuses on issues that can be specifically related to the experience of women entrepreneurs.
It is an international curriculum, based on mentoring and learning based on the analysis of case studies on good practices of women entrepreneurs.
This comprehensive module reflects on the known obstacles facing female entrepreneurship and empowers students to successfully overcome them. The course is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Training course for women, female entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs in order to create an online business
Within the Women’s Integration through Digital Entrepreneurship – WIDE project, four training modules and related resources developed during the first year of project implementation were successfully piloted to encourage and support women, especially potential entrepreneurs, to create their own online business. The trainings include the following topics: female entrepreneurship, access to finance, sharing economy, digital entrepreneurship in a rural environment. The trainings are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
WIDE Project
Promotes digital entrepreneurship among rural women, offering free online modules, training curricula, and resources focused on finance, digital tools, and inclusive business models. The resources are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
Serbian Resources
Digital transformation of women's businesses
Stories about digital transformation – FEMTECH for the sustainability of the Association of Business Women of Serbia is a series of conversations with exceptional female entrepreneurs, the members of this Association, led by Tijana Sekulić, a certified consultant for digital transformation, a member of UPŽ Serbia. It includes five 30-minute podcasts with female entrepreneurs who have undergone digital transformation in the COVID-19 and post-COVID period.
Arger Racing Formula Student Team
A group of young entrepreneurs developing products based on new technologies with well-described processes for each part of the product.
Smart and Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs - Free Online Training Programme/ WE.Circular project
The Smart & Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs training programme is designed to help women build future-ready businesses by combining practical knowledge, digital skills, and the principles of sustainability. The programme is free, fully online, and open to participants across the Danube Region and beyond.
As a self-paced programme, it allows participants to learn flexibly, anytime and anywhere. For the first group of trainees, however, we are offering a special interactive part between September and November 2025. During this period, learners will not only explore twelve modules on business models, sustainability, digital tools, finance, and communication, but also take part in a series of live webinars with international experts. These interactive sessions will provide deeper insights into circular business models, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence in business, and effective communication, while also creating opportunities for networking and peer exchange.
This unique combination of independent learning and interactive support will give participants the knowledge, tools, and confidence to integrate circular economy principles into their businesses and to grow stronger, more sustainable companies.
The interactive programme will launch with a webinar on 22 September 2025 and continue through November. After that, the training materials will remain freely available for all interested learners. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. The initiative is supported by the WE.Circular project, co-financed by Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027. The training materials are available on the project website in eleven languages — English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Serbian, German, Slovenian, Czech, Bosnian, and Croatian — ensuring accessibility for participants throughout the Danube Region and beyond.
My start-up story
Fund for Innovation and Technological Development beneficiaries offer testimonials of their experience managing innovative businesses and/or innovation projects. Learn more about:
– The startup story of Aleksandar Savevski, founder of SiMind, is a story of an upgrade to current artificial intelligence technologies which enable it to constantly learn, “evolve” emotions and increase efficiency at least 70 times more than the machine learning methods used today.
– The startup story of Marjan Gushev, founder of Innovation, a wireless device which can do long-term ECG monitoring (ECGalert) and even early detection and prevention of heart attacks in humans.
– The startup story of Jasna Stoimirovska-Velichkov, founder of Arel Neuromarketing, that uses neuroscience and specific technologies such as encephalography (EEG) to register the electrical impulses of the brain neurons to understand consumer behaviour.
– The Solar Data Collector, a set of hardware and software components that serves for calculating the energy that photovoltaic panels can produce at a given location
– The startup story of Marjan Bakrevski, founder of Pivara Bakrevski – Bitola.
“Craft brewery – From barrel to mug” is the first project that #FITR supported in the frame of the call “Technological development for accelerated economic growth”, digitising all company operations.
– DRONOPS is a startup that deals with digitisation and rationalisation of agricultural operations by applying drone technology.
– David Pavlovski, owner of KIIMO, a fast delivery service of a package by courier at the most affordable price, using the most favourable and environmentally friendly routes along with insurance, 24/7 customer support, a high level of privacy and flexible payment methods.
The resource is also available in Albanian.
WIDE Project
Promotes digital entrepreneurship among rural women, offering free online modules, training curricula, and resources focused on finance, digital tools, and inclusive business models. The resources are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
Successful Stories of Women Entrepreneurs in Innovation
In this series of short talks by the Association of Business Women in Serbia, women entrepreneurs and innovators of Serbia share their perspectives, initial expectations, challenges, strategies and resilience tips for approaching, surviving and succeeding in a defiant, ever-changing, still male-dominated market. The series of 10 videos of real-life testimonials offers an insight into the reality that these women own and now convey the inevitability of change, the attitude towards crisis, the drive of curiosity, the power of high-level goals, the problem-solution mentality or the desire to influence or enact a vision that impacts communities for the better.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS Success Stories
Sandra Karcic brings us to her world: clear goals, objectives, and achievable and realistic plans. Creativity and imagination are very welcome. Last but not least, patience. The business is a step-by-step process that must be aligned with financial plans. In a context where economic and social interdependence are very much present, the business climate needs to change. To make a place for women and provide them with a sense of confidence.
Training course for women, female entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs in order to create an online business
Within the Women’s Integration through Digital Entrepreneurship – WIDE project, four training modules and related resources developed during the first year of project implementation were successfully piloted to encourage and support women, especially potential entrepreneurs, to create their own online business. The trainings include the following topics: female entrepreneurship, access to finance, sharing economy, digital entrepreneurship in a rural environment. The trainings are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
WINNOVATORS
WINNOVATORS is a EU project funded by Erasmus+ programme.Its main goal is to co-develop and implement innovative teaching and learning approaches to concrete policies for capacity building in the digital, entrepreneurial, STEM/STEAM innovation and sustainability fields, from which young women from rural areas and Higher Education students would benefit. The WINnovators project focuses on empowering young women in higher education institutions through:
Skills Promotion: Digital, entrepreneurial, STEM/STEAM, and sustainability skills.
Teaching Innovations: New methods involving students and rural women as learners.
Teamwork Capacity-Building: Cross-cultural teamwork skill development.
Participant Skills Enhancement: Gamified e-training for interactive learning.
Community Building: WINnovator community via social media for collaboration.
Policy Impact: International policy seminar for gender-sensitive education guidelines.
Winnovators platform offers online courses designed for young women under 35 in rural areas or marginalized communities, aiming to empower potential or beginner entrepreneurs. In Serbia, there was 15 teams, each composed of two young women, including aspiring entrepreneurs and students, have found success. Thirteen teams completed the initial pilot phase, and six are moving on to the second phase, focusing on creating business-oriented websites. During the first phase, each team, guided by mentors, developed a business plan with the goal of applying for funding. Adriana Mančić, an entrepreneur from Pirot with Roma descent, and her team member underwent additional Winnovators training in massage and website creation. Adriana successfully applied for and received subsidies, using the funds to purchase equipment, showcasing the project’s success. Stories like hers and that of another participant, Zdravka Simić from Smederevska Palanka, who also started her own company, can be found on the Winnovators YouTube channel.The Association of Business Women in Serbia could offer expertise and best practices for a tailored training manual that caters to the specific needs of young women in higher education. This involves promoting empowerment and inclusivity to enhance skills, encompassing both academic and entrepreneurial capabilities. Their focus on encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering innovation, and advocating for gender-sensitive education among young women actively contributes to the establishment of a more equitable educational landscape within higher education institutions.
The WINNOVATORS platform and its learning materials are available in English, Estonian, Italian, Romanian, Serbian, and Slovenian.
Gender Budget Watchdog Network
GBWN is a network promoting gender-responsive budgeting via training and advocacy to ensure fair, needs-based public spending. We welcome cross-links with RE-FEM and can share its multilingual resources. The website is available in English, Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin and Romanian.
Finnish and Swedish Resources
How to grow your business
This guide from Uusyrityskeskus provides free and confidential support for entrepreneurs in Finland. It helps with developing a business plan, testing ideas through the Ideanappi service, and accessing practical tools for starting and growing a business.
Public funding or investments and development
This resource is available in both Finnish and Swedish.
Codes for female entrepreneurship – Smart solutions to support female entrepreneurship-project
The “Koodeja naisyrittäjyyteen” project, run by Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, supports women entrepreneurs by promoting digital skills, networking, and business development. It offers practical tools and opportunities to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation among women. The resources are available in English and Finnish.
Yritysturkki (FI), Företagstolken (SV)
A tool for planning and developing business activities.
In Yritysturkki/Företagstolken (The Business Interpreter), you can find instructions, workbooks, calculation programs, as well as forms and data templates that help entrepreneurs independently manage the company’s administration, finances, and marketing. In addition, Företagstolken includes a section on starting a business, where the process of establishing a company is carried out correctly by preparing to avoid pitfalls, missteps, and problems.
ARVO – the Finnish Association of Social Enterprises
ARVO is the leading advocacy organization promoting the interests of social enterprises in Finland. They foster ethically and economically sustainable entrepreneurship. According to their vision social enterprises are influential actors in the business sector and contribute to building a more sustainable society. They also promote visibility and reputation of social and value-driven enterprises.
Business Finland
Offering services for various needs, such as internationalization and product development. They offer financing, information, advice and networks for different phases of business.
Mieli ry & NYK – Mental well-being as an entrepreneur
She's next
From dream to business
The project provides guidance for entrepreneurs, support in preparing a business plan, and the opportunity to test ideas with the Ideanappi service. The resources are available in English, Finnish, and Swedish.
WomenIn Project
Develops innovative learning paths using gamification and digital tools (including a Minecraft escape room) to train VET teachers in fostering women’s entrepreneurship. Develops innovative learning paths using gamification and digital tools (including a Minecraft escape room) to train VET teachers in fostering women’s entrepreneurship. The resources are available in English, Finnish, Swedish, German, Russian, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Polish.
Naisyrittäjyyskeskus (NYK)
Finnish network and training center for women entrepreneurs offering online courses, mentoring, and resources
ALMI
Offers financing in the form of loans and venture capital, as well as support and guidance in business development for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Coompanion
Support and training for cooperative and social entrepreneurship, with several women’s networks.
Slovak Resources
Portal "Akčné Ženy"
This portal provides information for women entrepreneurs including learning materials – events (webinars) recordings, trainings/event invitations etc.
Podcast about Slovak association "Top Centrum Podnikateliek"
Podcast about Slovak association “Top Centrum Podnikateliek” (Top Centre of Women Entrepreneurs) describing the Associaton and reflecting the situation of women entrepreneurs in Slovakia after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Association of Women Entrepreneurs and Managers
Smart and Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs - Free Online Training Programme/ WE.Circular project
The Smart & Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs training programme is designed to help women build future-ready businesses by combining practical knowledge, digital skills, and the principles of sustainability. The programme is free, fully online, and open to participants across the Danube Region and beyond.
As a self-paced programme, it allows participants to learn flexibly, anytime and anywhere. For the first group of trainees, however, we are offering a special interactive part between September and November 2025. During this period, learners will not only explore twelve modules on business models, sustainability, digital tools, finance, and communication, but also take part in a series of live webinars with international experts. These interactive sessions will provide deeper insights into circular business models, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence in business, and effective communication, while also creating opportunities for networking and peer exchange.
This unique combination of independent learning and interactive support will give participants the knowledge, tools, and confidence to integrate circular economy principles into their businesses and to grow stronger, more sustainable companies.
The interactive programme will launch with a webinar on 22 September 2025 and continue through November. After that, the training materials will remain freely available for all interested learners. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. The initiative is supported by the WE.Circular project, co-financed by Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027. The training materials are available on the project website in eleven languages — English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Serbian, German, Slovenian, Czech, Bosnian, and Croatian — ensuring accessibility for participants throughout the Danube Region and beyond.
The Academy for Entrepreneurial Women
It is a comprehensive (online) educational programme aimed at developing the entrepreneurial skills of women entrepreneurs and improving their conditions for entrepreneurship in all regions of Slovakia. The current 5th season (2025) is a continuation of the previous three successful seasons.
Woman Up
Community for women who are intrested in business and self-development. They offers various programmes, organizing webinars and events. two programmes: Business Accelerator and Money Academy are organized within the platform.
Top center of Women Entrepreneurs
Slovak association that aims to connect, inspire, and support female entrepreneurs in growing their businesses. Associaton creates a professional platform for supporting and promoting female entrepreneurship in Slovakia and strengthening the position of women in society.
Equilibrium
International mentoring program Equilibrium, which is focused at supporting and empowering women in business and management and more than 1,400 women have passed through it. Since the programme’s inception in 2011 has helped to create an inclusive and supportive environment in which women can thrive, break barriers and reach their full potential. Participation in the Equilibrium program is beneficial in career orientation, supports personal development and allows its participants – mentees – to meet inspiring business personalities.
Hungarian Resource
VOSZPort
This is a national programme with a focus on the development of a competitive entrepreneurial attitude, increasing the proportion of opportunity-oriented enterprises. The programme specifically supports the digital transition of the SMEs. VOSZPort aims to provide support for optimising the operational processes of businesses within an integrated online platform. Through the available digital services and applications, it simplifies financial management for its users, accelerates customer relationship management, and provides the target group with up-to-date market information.
Smart and Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs - Free Online Training Programme/ WE.Circular project
The Smart & Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs training programme is designed to help women build future-ready businesses by combining practical knowledge, digital skills, and the principles of sustainability. The programme is free, fully online, and open to participants across the Danube Region and beyond.
As a self-paced programme, it allows participants to learn flexibly, anytime and anywhere. For the first group of trainees, however, we are offering a special interactive part between September and November 2025. During this period, learners will not only explore twelve modules on business models, sustainability, digital tools, finance, and communication, but also take part in a series of live webinars with international experts. These interactive sessions will provide deeper insights into circular business models, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence in business, and effective communication, while also creating opportunities for networking and peer exchange.
This unique combination of independent learning and interactive support will give participants the knowledge, tools, and confidence to integrate circular economy principles into their businesses and to grow stronger, more sustainable companies.
The interactive programme will launch with a webinar on 22 September 2025 and continue through November. After that, the training materials will remain freely available for all interested learners. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. The initiative is supported by the WE.Circular project, co-financed by Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027. The training materials are available on the project website in eleven languages — English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Serbian, German, Slovenian, Czech, Bosnian, and Croatian — ensuring accessibility for participants throughout the Danube Region and beyond.
Hiventures
Hiventures is a national, local support programme established by the Hungarian government. It offers financing solutions to Hungarian start-ups and entrepreneurs through various programmes, including pre-seed, seed, and growth funding. While not exclusively for women, Hiventures provides significant support to WEs seeking capital for their ventures.
Online Vállalkozói Fórum (SEED Programme)
This networking platfrom is maintained by SEED Foundation. The programme intends to provide concise, scheduled expert talk on a specific, entrepreneurial topics open to a wider audience. A free service provided by the SEED Foundation.
Országos Vállalkozói Mentorprogram / GINOP PLUSZ-1.1.3-24
GINOP PLUSZ-1.1.3-24 is a national-level programme providing personal mentoring for SMEs. Within the framework of the National Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program, the SEED Foundation – as the implementing body of the personal mentoring subproject – aims to enhance the competitiveness, efficiency, and growth of enterprises, focusing on four target groups. During the mentoring period – 6 to 12 months – the mentored enterprise/entrepreneur may use, free of charge, the mentoring services of a mentor they have selected, as well as 25 hours of so-called specialised consultancy available to them. The goal of the program is to make mentoring widespread throughout Hungary, to strengthen entrepreneurial awareness and cooperation, thereby reducing competitive disadvantages stemming from entrepreneurs’ gaps in knowledge, experience, and competencies.
AWE Hungary – Academy for Wwomen Entrepreneurs
The Academy for WEs (AWE) is a global (international-level) programme supporting women in launching and growing their businesses. It offers participants training, mentorship, and access to a community of female entrepreneurs. Hungary joined the AWE programme for the fourth time in 2024, facilitated by the U.S. Embassy. The six-month programme is tailored to the needs of rural Hungarian WEs, combining international expertise with local context. The programme in Hungary is coordinated by the Impact Hub Budapest.
ifempower Online Education Platform in Women's Entrepreneurship
The ifempower online education platform provides support that is especially made for women interested in launching their own enterprises or already launched a business and want to scale up . They may find good practices or specific suggestions to specific problems based on real entrepreneurs expertise, from practical examples and real-life challenges. The platform is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
ifempower International Curriculum in Women's Entrepreneurship
Within the ifempower project, Bifröst University shares its teaching experience, together with the knowledge and best practices of the participating partner institutions.
participating partner institutions.
The curriculum focuses on two main issues: it builds on the knowledge and skills to set up and manage a business by creating a business plan and it focuses on issues that can be specifically related to the experience of women entrepreneurs.
It is an international curriculum, based on mentoring and learning based on the analysis of case studies on good practices of women entrepreneurs.
This comprehensive module reflects on the known obstacles facing female entrepreneurship and empowers students to successfully overcome them. The course is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
DIMOP Plusz-1.2.4
DIMOP Plusz-1.2.4 is a national-level programme that is supporting the integration of advanced technologies such as AI and Big Data Solutions into the business operations. The initiative aims to encourage the integration of solutions into business operations through central government programmes, which contribute to the digital development of enterprises by applying advanced technologies (e.g., algorithm-based, robotic IT solutions, pattern recognition based on large datasets, etc.). This programme, therefore, supports the incorporation of specific solutions identified by the enterprise.
RajtUp (SEED Programme)
Step onto the “I Achieve My Goals” Field! – The Business Support and Growth Programme is an institutional national-level programme. The RajtUp programme is a modular business development programme designed to stabilise businesses and unlock their business potential. It is built on the integration of theoretical and practical elements, providing participants with comprehensive support to review their business processes or explore new directions.
Womenture Project
The Womenture Project is an international-level project. This collaborative initiative under Horizon Europe aims to boost female entrepreneurship by empowering innovation agencies and accelerators to expand their services and networks. The project supported the creation of joint services and activities to enhance the entrepreneurial ecosystem for women. It involved four partners: DEX IC (Czech Republic), SpinLab (Germany), Tehnopol (Estonia), and Design Terminal (Hungary). The project concluded in December 2024.
Romanian Resource
ifempower Online Education Platform in Women's Entrepreneurship
The ifempower online education platform provides support that is especially made for women interested in launching their own enterprises or already launched a business and want to scale up . They may find good practices or specific suggestions to specific problems based on real entrepreneurs expertise, from practical examples and real-life challenges. The platform is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Training course for women, female entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs in order to create an online business
Within the Women’s Integration through Digital Entrepreneurship – WIDE project, four training modules and related resources developed during the first year of project implementation were successfully piloted to encourage and support women, especially potential entrepreneurs, to create their own online business. The trainings include the following topics: female entrepreneurship, access to finance, sharing economy, digital entrepreneurship in a rural environment. The trainings are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
WIDE Project
Promotes digital entrepreneurship among rural women, offering free online modules, training curricula, and resources focused on finance, digital tools, and inclusive business models. The resources are available in English, Macedonian, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and Serbian.
Gender Budget Watchdog Network
GBWN is a network promoting gender-responsive budgeting via training and advocacy to ensure fair, needs-based public spending. We welcome cross-links with RE-FEM and can share its multilingual resources. The website is available in English, Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin and Romanian.
ifempower International Curriculum in Women's Entrepreneurship
Within the ifempower project, Bifröst University shares its teaching experience, together with the knowledge and best practices of the participating partner institutions.
participating partner institutions.
The curriculum focuses on two main issues: it builds on the knowledge and skills to set up and manage a business by creating a business plan and it focuses on issues that can be specifically related to the experience of women entrepreneurs.
It is an international curriculum, based on mentoring and learning based on the analysis of case studies on good practices of women entrepreneurs.
This comprehensive module reflects on the known obstacles facing female entrepreneurship and empowers students to successfully overcome them. The course is available in English, Spanish, German, Icelandic, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Smart and Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs - Free Online Training Programme/ WE.Circular project
The Smart & Sustainable Business for Women Entrepreneurs training programme is designed to help women build future-ready businesses by combining practical knowledge, digital skills, and the principles of sustainability. The programme is free, fully online, and open to participants across the Danube Region and beyond.
As a self-paced programme, it allows participants to learn flexibly, anytime and anywhere. For the first group of trainees, however, we are offering a special interactive part between September and November 2025. During this period, learners will not only explore twelve modules on business models, sustainability, digital tools, finance, and communication, but also take part in a series of live webinars with international experts. These interactive sessions will provide deeper insights into circular business models, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence in business, and effective communication, while also creating opportunities for networking and peer exchange.
This unique combination of independent learning and interactive support will give participants the knowledge, tools, and confidence to integrate circular economy principles into their businesses and to grow stronger, more sustainable companies.
The interactive programme will launch with a webinar on 22 September 2025 and continue through November. After that, the training materials will remain freely available for all interested learners. Participants who complete the course will receive a certificate. The initiative is supported by the WE.Circular project, co-financed by Interreg Danube Region Programme 2021-2027. The training materials are available on the project website in eleven languages — English, Bulgarian, Slovak, Romanian, Hungarian, Serbian, German, Slovenian, Czech, Bosnian, and Croatian — ensuring accessibility for participants throughout the Danube Region and beyond.
WINNOVATORS
WINNOVATORS is a EU project funded by Erasmus+ programme.Its main goal is to co-develop and implement innovative teaching and learning approaches to concrete policies for capacity building in the digital, entrepreneurial, STEM/STEAM innovation and sustainability fields, from which young women from rural areas and Higher Education students would benefit. The WINnovators project focuses on empowering young women in higher education institutions through:
Skills Promotion: Digital, entrepreneurial, STEM/STEAM, and sustainability skills.
Teaching Innovations: New methods involving students and rural women as learners.
Teamwork Capacity-Building: Cross-cultural teamwork skill development.
Participant Skills Enhancement: Gamified e-training for interactive learning.
Community Building: WINnovator community via social media for collaboration.
Policy Impact: International policy seminar for gender-sensitive education guidelines.
Winnovators platform offers online courses designed for young women under 35 in rural areas or marginalized communities, aiming to empower potential or beginner entrepreneurs. In Serbia, there was 15 teams, each composed of two young women, including aspiring entrepreneurs and students, have found success. Thirteen teams completed the initial pilot phase, and six are moving on to the second phase, focusing on creating business-oriented websites. During the first phase, each team, guided by mentors, developed a business plan with the goal of applying for funding. Adriana Mančić, an entrepreneur from Pirot with Roma descent, and her team member underwent additional Winnovators training in massage and website creation. Adriana successfully applied for and received subsidies, using the funds to purchase equipment, showcasing the project’s success. Stories like hers and that of another participant, Zdravka Simić from Smederevska Palanka, who also started her own company, can be found on the Winnovators YouTube channel.The Association of Business Women in Serbia could offer expertise and best practices for a tailored training manual that caters to the specific needs of young women in higher education. This involves promoting empowerment and inclusivity to enhance skills, encompassing both academic and entrepreneurial capabilities. Their focus on encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering innovation, and advocating for gender-sensitive education among young women actively contributes to the establishment of a more equitable educational landscape within higher education institutions.
The WINNOVATORS platform and its learning materials are available in English, Estonian, Italian, Romanian, Serbian, and Slovenian.