FEM project in Estonia – achievements for better future Kairi Talves NGO ETNA Estonia.

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FEM project in Estonia – achievements for better future Kairi Talves NGO ETNA Estonia

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FEM project in Estonia – achievements for better

futureKairi Talves

NGO ETNA Estonia

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Before FEM project - lack of resources for women

• Weak gender equality policy and unbalanced regional policy

• Little awareness on state level about different needs of men and women in business

• Entrepreneurship policy oriented to growth and creating the new jobs

• Voice of the male dominated big companies

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But...• ... women want to have smaller firms -

“lifestyle business”• ... a woman starts a business to create a job

for herself and/or her family• Lack of start-up resources – self-confidence,

money, networks + entering into men’s world

• Entrepreneurship support system offered by state did not work for women – ‘You need help to ask for a help’

FEM project – survey of female entrepreneurs, 2004-2005, N=604

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Positive starting position

65-70% of entrepreneurs are men, but among ‘potential’

entrepreneurs men and women are represented

equally

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The aim of the FEM project

To create a structure for the support of women’s entrepreneurship and to

strengthen the role of women in local and regional development

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Creating the support structure for women from ‘zero ground’ ‘One door shop’ – WRC is offering support, training, networking, knowledge about mentorgroups, microcredit and internationalisation

Pärnu FEM NET

Võru FEM NET

Rapla FEM NET

Tartu FEM NET

Jõhvi FEM NET

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Achievements in Estonia• Raised awareness on state level –

soft values in business, niche-entrepreneurship

• Strenghtened the voice of women in business and regional development

• Created the structure that meet the needs of women

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Achievements in Estonia

~ 800 women were activated

~100 new enterprises and 300 developed enterprises

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Something innovative

• Childcare in seminars and workshops

• Idea trips to neighbours on local and international level – breaking the barriers

• Summer schools for female entrepreneurs

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Methodology for supporting women

• Knowledge about women’s needs• Cooperation and contacts – synergy between

project partners on transnational level• FEM as pilot project for Estonia • Experiences, success stories, best practices• Competence on state level to go on...

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Thank you!

NGO ETNA Estonia

http://www.fem.ee

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