Partner Organisations Castlereagh Enterprises Ltd, UK E-mail: enterprise@castlereagh.com URL: http://www.castlereagh.com
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bistrita Nasaud, RO E-mail: marketing@cciabn.ro URL: http://www.cciabn.ro Lawton School S. L. SP E-mail: info@lawtonschool.com URL: http://www.lawtonschool.com SPI – Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovação, PT E-mail: spiporto@spi.pt URL: http://www.spieurope.eu American University in Bulgaria, BG E-mail:elieffcenter@aubg.bg URL: http://www.aubg.bg Panevezys Business Advisory Centre, LT E-mail: info@pvkc.lt URL: http://www.pvkc.lt VSB-Technical University, CZ E-mail: Danuse.bauerova@vsb.cz URL: http://www.vsb.cz
Tk Formazione Srl, IT E-mail: m.calabrese@tkformazione.it URL: http://www.tkgroup.it
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Overview
Course Content Objectives
Target groups Results and Impact
project aims aims to to increase increase the number of The EU WOMEN Women project women considering self employment by developing a tailored, pre-enterprise pre-enterprise learning learning programme programme and making tailored it available available online. online. EU Women is co-funded by the the European Commission through the Leonardo da Vinci EU WOMEN isand co-funded the the European Commission programme involvesbycolaboration between partner through the Leonardo daCzech Vinci programme andLithuania, involves organisations in Bulgaria, Republic, Italy, colaboration between partner in Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania, Spain and theorganisations UK. Czech Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the UK.
The EU will: course covers the following The EU Women WOMENproject e-learning modules develop bespoke, innovative pre-enterprise learning 1. What an women; entrepreneur materialsisfor 2. Ideas Generation adapt to participants 3. Marketing & Marketlifestyles; Research 4. Tapping Resources & Sourcing Finance be focused on the needs of women who face particular 5. Setting up a Business experiencingPlanning socio-economic deprivation, those who have & Monitoring 6. Financial withdrawn from the labour market to raise a family); 7. Setting Your Goals assist women participants across Europe to develop new take place in willpersonal ce pre-enterprise skills and enhance their growth; conferen on h Republic WOMEN final
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Courses Content
The partners will develop an easy to understand, innovative and interactive online training course that will be structured into units. This pre-enterprise programme will assist women to consider self employment by exploring The EU WOMEN project has : issues such as ideas generation, female entrepreneurship, introduction marketing, setting up a business, introduc• developedto bespoke, innovative pre-enterprise learning materials for women port and European best practice. Following the delivery of • translated these materials into the 8 languages of the pilot courses in Bulgaria, Italy & Romania the materials will partnership be amended where appropriate. • utilised the MOODLE Learning Management System to make the material freely available over the internet (to enter, click the link in the project website www. euwomen.org)
Activities
• Pilot Tested the interactive course in Romania, Bulgaria & Italy.
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encourage participants to consider self-employment as a realistic, viable and achievable option.
Results and Impact
The partners anticipate that by developing these materials and making them accessible to women across Europe the EU WOMEN project will:
Target groups
• enable women to learn about pre-enterprise in a flexible and accessible way • empower to take the next step towards self women fromwomen across the EU, particularly those employment who face the greatest pre-enterprise challenges (e.g. women living in rural areas, those with little • facilitate the transfer of knowledge, innovation and best practice between partner countries unemployed, full time carers, etc.). • contribute to the economic development of member states
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