WES - the European network to promote women's entrepreneurship
The Commission launched The European Network to Promote Women's Entrepreneurship (WES). It has members from 31 European countries (EU, Croatia, Iceland, Norway and Turkey). The delegates in the network represent central national governments and institutions with the responsibility to promote female entrepreneurship. WES members provide advice, support, information and contacts regarding existing support measures for female entrepreneurs. They also help in the identification of good practices.
WES aims to promote women's entrepreneurship
including:
- Raising the visibility of existing female entrepreneurs
- Create a climate that is favourable to female entrepreneurs
- Increase the number of new women entrepreneurs
- Increase the size (scale) of existing women run businesses
The means for WES to reach this objective
- To be a discussion partner towards the European Union (European Commission and European Parliament)
- To co-operate with already existing networks and organisations
- Benchmarking, exchange of information and good practice
- Common projects
Annual reports
Between 2004 and 2013, WES published
an annual report that presents the activities carried out by the national governments in order to promote women's entrepreneurship.-
Members of WES
[87 KB] (updated February 2013) - Evaluation on policy: Promotion of Women Innovators and Entrepreneurship
WES coordinator
Ms. Marianne Karlberg
Economic development manager Municipal Executive Administration Department for Economic Development S-631 86 Eskilstuna Sweden
marianne.karlberg@eskilstuna.se
Telephone +46 16 710 22 14
Cellphone +46 70 247 74 96
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