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Creating a female-friendly startup ecosystem and building a sense of community is critical! Thank you

Move It Forward - female digital starters events Women face a double barrier in undertaking entrepreneurship because they tend to have real and perceived challenges related to digital skills which may hamper them in starting up. The startup ecosystem is also not female-friendly, so building a sense of community is critical.

The event Moving Forward Support for Women Entrepreneurs, 16th March from 17:00 to 19:30 pm will be HYBRID!

Join us at the Residence Palace, in Brussels to hear about women entrepreneurs and have the networking time around a drink or online!

Don’t forget to register: https://bit.ly/3pnWq5v

Moving Forward Support for Women Entrepreneurs Women-led entrepreneurship, as an enabler of women’s economic empowerment and gender equality, will drive the post-COVID economic recovery.

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Join the event on Moving Forward Support for Women Entrepreneurs, 16th March from 17:00 to 19:30 pm at the Residence Palace, in Brussels.

You will hear about the tools for promoting women digital entrepreneurs, capacity-building programs to support women entrepreneurs in the local ecosystem, a panel discussion with testimonials by (future) women entrepreneurs and have the networking time around a drink!

Don’t forget to register: https://bit.ly/3pnWq5v

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Join us at the event “Moving Forward Support for Women Entrepreneurs” that will take place 16th March 5 - 7.30 PM in Brussels.

The event will tackle the importance of supporting female Entrepreneurship, as an enabler of female empowerment and equality especially in a COVID-19 world.

The event will be in presence only.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3pnWq5v

Moving Forward Support for Women Entrepreneurs The importance of supporting female Entrepreneurship, as an enabler of female empowerment and equality especially in a COVID-19 world.

We are taking Move It Forward + to the next level! 🙌🔥

Now that almost all the Hackathon events have taken place, it is time to start the mentoring programme! Offered to the winning projects, this programme will allow them to benefit from the advice and expertise of mentors to bring their ideas to life ✨

We look forward to hearing their stories and seeing these great collaborations! 🤝🤩

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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🥳🙌

Let’s celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 💪🏼🎉

Implemented in 2015 by UNESCO and UN-Women, this day is an opportunity to promote gender equality and recognize the role women and girls play in science and technology 👩🏻‍🔬

The WEbarometer 2021 is out!
You will find the information on businesses driven by women entrepreneurs in Europe and how to support them better.

The Findings of the WEbarometer 2021 Are Out The results of the survey are available in full in the WEbarometer 2021 report. This year's edition of the annual survey WEbarometer 2021, run by WEgate, is based on a survey of 316 responses across 25 countries and is dedicated to finding out the best way to support businesses driven by women entre...

One of our Move it forward+ hackathon will be held on November 13th in Luxembourg! 🥳👏
Do you want to understand the world of entrepreneurship and maybe even enter it? You are welcome at the Technoport in Esch Belval.

More information and registration on the original WIDE post below! ⬇️

Luxembourg is a bit far for you? Don't worry! The other project partners will soon announce their dates in their countries! 🙌

Call for passionate and motivated female participants and volunteers (men and women)! 🤓

Do you have an entrepreneurial project and want to develop it? Do you want to discover entrepreneurship? Do you want to share your experience and give advice?

Join us for our Hackathon Move It Forward+ on November, 13th at Technoport Belval! 🎉

👉🏼 For more details and registration, check our website: https://wide.lu/event/hackathon-move-it-forward/.

All of us were so happy to finally meet again after so much time! 🙌😃 It was a very nice and productive meeting!
Each partner will now focus on organising a hackathon for (future) women entrepreneurs in their country by the end of the year. Dates and registration will be posted soon, stay tuned! 🤩

Hello from Paris! 🇫🇷

All the partners of the Erasmus+ project MoveItforward+, met on Friday, October 1st, to talk about the implementation of the Hackathon/Digital Starter Weekend that will take place in a few weeks.
It was an opportunity to exchange, to see each other after months of collaboration, and to get inspired!

Kind Reminder, our Hackathon: Restart is scheduled for November, 13th and we are still looking for passionate and motivated future female entrepreneurs and volunteers (women and men) to join us.

👉🏼 For more details and registration: https://bit.ly/3D9Ojh7

Join the 2nd WEgate training Academy, part of the educational series of WEgate, aiming at creating next generation women, ready to accelerate their entrepreneurial growth through: financial education, green and digital transformation.

Taking place on 12th and 13th of October, 2021! https://pheedloop.com/wegate/site/home/

2nd WEgate TRAINING ACADEMY - October 12, 2021 2nd WEgate TRAINING ACADEMY by WEgate on October 12, 2021. . Register now, and learn more!

Good news for women entrepreneurs! 👏

The EBRD chief Odile Renaud-Basso, confirmed that women entrepreneurs, who are highly impacted by the Covid crisis, will be among the financing priorities.

https://cutt.ly/tmWWx3Z

Gender bias is still prevalent in the workplace, especially when it comes to business negotiations.
Kelly Doody, founder of Calgary-based digital agency Social School had the idea to create a male virtual assistant and sadly it was proved to be effective.

👉 https://bit.ly/3dAf9oj

In a very interesting article for City am, Jenny Griffiths reflects on the difficulties for women entrepreneurs to create their own business in an unfavorable environment.

👉 https://cutt.ly/Rn5IijE

The technology industry is a growing sector and more women businesses are thriving. 📈

World Economic Forum interviewed 8 successful Female CEOs who depicted the challenges they faced during their careers.

https://cutt.ly/7n3hAPa

"50% of women in tech abandon their careers by the age of 35" the unfortunate conclusion of a report conducted by Accenture and Girls who Code. 🛑

But how to change that, when more and more women entrepreneurs are entering the tech industry?
Women love Tech gives its advice:
👉https://cutt.ly/wnUCNNc

Today we want to share a very interesting discussion between BBC and Anna Brailsford, CEO of Code First Girls about how women entrepreneurs get hold back by being too perfectionist and how it influences their businesses.

👉https://cutt.ly/knozibQ

**27 May 2021, 11am-12am**

Join us on the ONLINE Launching Seminar of ATHENA, a project Co-funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration fund of the European Union.

The event will give a brief overview of the high entrepreneurial potential of migrant women in contributing to the social and economic integration and how the services provided by the public organisations to migrant women can be improved.

The project will focus on Spain, Lithuania, Belgium, Greece, Italy and Germany.

Here is the link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81249080700?pwd=cklHYjNhV1ZTSU5ybDJPK0x5cHBEZz09

Women entrepreneurship 👩‍💻

Tech nordic advocates launch its International Mentoring Program.
It is a new opportunity for women entrepreneurs, especially from the Nordic countries, who wish to be advised and supported in their project.

https://cutt.ly/IbMn9oF

Redefine success, understand intersectionality – overcoming the barriers for women social entrepreneurs

2021 Skoll World Forum has this year highlighted women entrepreneurs around the world.

https://cutt.ly/jbq8FjB

Join the Future of Women Entrepreneurship Conference!
The event will tackle the challenges faced by young women entrepreneurs in Europe and the Danube region

When? 10th May 9 - 2 CEST
https://events.biobs.com/MAYERMAYER/future-of-women-entrepreneurship

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E-commerce, a solution for young Afghan women entrepreneurs

E-commerce can offer new professional opportunities for women evolving in an environment unfriendly towards female entrepreneurs.

In Afghanistan, many young women are setting up their businesses thanks to online sales platforms like Click.af, which allows them to sell clothes without leaving their homes.

https://cutt.ly/ybq4tfl

The impact of Covid-19 on the workplace has presented new challenges for working women and the corporate world must act now to keep women in the workforce and ensure the pandemic doesn’t erase years of progress. This requires a commitment from the top to drive measurable results.

Read more about the five steps that will bring about corporate culture change and increase the number of women in leadership positions!

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/367718

5 Ways to Bring Women Back Into the Workforce You need long-term goals to support and advance women's long-term careers.

Inclusive entrepreneurship: why corporate investors should invest? Creating a better future for inclusive entrepreneurship.

• Activate corporate's venturing funds 💶
• Activate the change by supporting women entrepreneurs 👩‍💻
• Diverse leadership will impact positively global GDP 📈

👉 https://cutt.ly/tvJRJOJ

The International Chamber of Commerce and B2Bee Match will partner to offer women-led SMEs access to the required tools, resources, and know-how to digitise their operations.

A great opportunity, in the context of a global pandemic, which has strongly affected entrepreneurs especially women!

👉 https://cutt.ly/Tvu0Izz

Take this chance to get honest feedback about your pitch and startup from investment professionals that understand your industry.
You can choose to apply to talk to an investment professional from Speedinvest and/or to the experts from Female Founders. Apply on the following link!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYpqqKApvenbTfMNvaeEIs_Ff2owSRyfggGST6YkEfhiQ8cw/viewform

2020 is a difficult year for women entrepreneurs in Central and Eastern Europe.

While investment in innovation fields continues to increase, in CEE, that is not the case of funds allocated to female founding teams, which received only 1% in 2020 compared to a 4.1% in 2018.

Although these figures are certainly influenced by the current health crisis, it seems clear that the disparities between women and men remain significant within the European Union, especially in entrepreneurship.

https://cutt.ly/scimVZv

7 Female Entrepreneurs To Watch For In 2021

Entrepreneur highlights 7 women to follow in 2021: If is dominated by men, more and more are becoming major figures in this field and this is them that are highlighting at the beginning of this year.

These women, have established themselves progressively in many areas, like, Annetta Powell on the real estate investment market through her company Infinity Properties or Dr. Bao-Tran Nguyen, who in addition to the development of her numerous dental practices, is dedicated to mentoring young dentists through the Fast Growth Practice program.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/364947

Sometimes the difficulty can be a stepping stone. Check out these trending strartups!

10 European startups shaking up the edtech sector in 2021 In our recent article ‘Top startup sectors likely to shape the post COVID-19 era’, edtech was none other than the second sector we discussed, alongside fintech, healthcare & wellness, gaming, OTT, delivery and others. With young children still homeschooling, college and university students study

Check out the guidelines for the prize that will be awarded to the most talented women entrepreneurs from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe; who have founded a successful company and brought innovation to the market.

EU Prize for Women Innovators EU Prize for Women Innovators

Lockdown, a professional opportunity for women entrepreneurs?

While the health crisis, the restrictions, and their impact on the economy has negatively affected many workers, some, especially a large proportion of women, have found new opportunities. The Guardian introduces us to several women entrepreneurs who, following this period, were able to develop their projects.

As Joely To, a young entrepreneur and 16-year-old student, took advantage of the first confinement to create Pionner, a non-profit organization, whose goal is to encourage and bring together young women between the ages of 11 and 18 with a passion for mathematics.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/15/the-women-starting-businesses-in-lockdown-the-upside

"Candidates offered jobs by startups, have no “significant differences” in the salaries they are offered."

Women vs. men: Salary expectations at startups | Sifted Startup jobs platform Otta finds that women almost always say they’d take a smaller salary than men. But how much smaller?

Four elements contribute to your success as an independent professional: Your Clients, Your Value Proposition, Your Business Model, and then You.
The betoobe 360 program has setup 4 workshops you can join each quarter, dedicated to exploring each of these four elements in detail with a view to define – or refine – your strategic approach to success.

betoobe | Freelancer Platform | By and For Independent Professionals betoobe is an online platform made by and for independent professionals. Helping the freelance community. Learning, growing and connecting with other freelancers.

Join the discussion about Female Entrepreneurship in Europe!

Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. 2021: Connecting Women in Tech and Innovation Our goal: to increase the number of women in tech and innovation. Women are leaders of change in the unstable, fast-changing & challenging world of today and why therefore especially female leadership in areas they are currently underrepresented is more urgent and important than ever.

The 's Rights Day of March 8 is fast approaching, it is an opportunity for all of us to make the voice of women heard and to look into the support we can provide to women entrepreneurs in this period of crisis and join forces to help them relaunch!brussels

We Need You ⚡️
Onderzoek naar de impact van de coronacrisis op vrouwelijke ondernemers!
De gezondheidscrisis heeft velen van jullie op verschillende manieren geraakt.
👉🏾 We willen graag jullie stem als onderneemsters luider laten horen 📣 maar ook beter begrijpen wat jullie op dit moment ervaren zodat we onze ondersteuning nóg beter op jullie behoeften kunnen afstemmen💪🏽
Ook stellen we met jullie antwoorden aanbevelingen op waarmee de Brusselse autoriteiten aan slag kunnen.
We rekenen alvast op jullie hulp! 🎈
https://nl.womeninbusiness.brussels/

Register for the coaching sessions focused on helping individuals identify their career goals and empowering them to make meaning changes and reach their goals effectively!

Registrations here: https://www.shedidit.be/event/

In October 2020, the startup 4.5.6 raised €700K in seed funding. How did they manage to make it work - during COVID?
February 8, Noelly Michoux, founder at 4.5.6, which develops skin care products for people of colour, will speak about getting started, raising funding and launching a startup during this extraordinary time.

Registration WEGate Webinar - "Getting Funded During COVID with Noelly Michoux" - 8 February 2021, 12:00-13:00 CET

Sometimes is helpful to have your very own digital self care plan that enables you to have a flourishing online presence without compromising your wellbeing.
Glitch is offering an online training on digital safety and security. In this hour you will learn: types of online abuse and tactics to watch out for; online safety techniques and strategies and how to create your very own digital self care plan.

Educate and Activate: Digital Self Care for women and non-binary people Free and vital online training for women and non-binary people on digital self care, safety and security in just one hour

The best advice for entrepreneurs who are looking to launch a startup this year is not to wait until next year.

How To Launch A Profitable Startup In 2020 What it takes to launch a profitable startup in 2020 hasn’t changed for decades and won’t change any time soon. These three steps can be accomplished in six months even if you work on your startup part-time. They’ll set you on the right path towards profitability this year.

What holds Europe’s start-ups back?

Europe’s start-up ecosystem: Heating up, but still facing challenges More start-ups in Europe are achieving unicorn status, and at a faster pace, but many more still aren’t realizing their full potential. What’s holding them back, and what can change that?

Europe’s tech sector is worth four times what it was five years ago as the leading generation of companies, but there’s still work to be done to close the gap to the US and Asia.

Can Europe become the most entrepreneurial continent? Europe’s tech sector is worth four times what it was five years ago as the leading generation of companies and founders give back to the next wave of ambitious tech firms. But there’s still work to be done to close the gap to the US and Asia. New data from the Dealroom x Sifted European Startups...