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More than 300 women across the country have been trained in the Business Academy for Women project
25 female entrepreneurs from the districts of Cimișlia, Basarabeasca and Hâncești completed the Business Academy for Women Training Component I and obtained certificates of participation in training courses to develop managerial skills.
Business women have studied how to make their business model more efficient and export the companies they manage. The training modules covered key topics in the areas of management, contemporary marketing and international economic relations.
The “Business Academy for Women” aims to develop a strong community of women entrepreneurs with all managerial skills to manage a business in line with national and international market challenges. We train the last group of women and we already have first results, 10 women entrepreneurs have turned to foreign markets and are exporting their products to 4 countries”mentioned Ana Sochirca, project manager.
Between September 2017 and February 2018, more than 300 women received entrepreneurial training under Component I of the Business Academy for Women (Baw) project, implemented with the support of the European Union.
Female entrepreneurs were divided into 12 regional groups, which met in Chisinau, Ceadâr Lunga, Cimișlia, Comrat, Edineț, Râbnița, Rezina, Soroca, Sângerei, Ștefan Vodă, Tighina and Ungheni. Thus, most female entrepreneurs were trained in the North region – 83, followed by 74 female entrepreneurs from the Central region, 57 female entrepreneurs from the left of the Dniester and 50 female entrepreneurs each from the South region and UTA Gagauzia.
The Business Academy for Women follows the Grant Competition, where 10 women entrepreneurs will receive grants of EUR 6 each to implement the projects.
For the first time for the Republic of Moldova, the project foresees elements of the European Business Acceleration Programme PLATO that will enable women entrepreneurs to improve their managerial skills, develop strategic thinking, necessary for business growth, and develop collaborative networks. A huge advantage of PLATO is that participants learn from each other based on the experience gained during their work.
Another tool leveraged in the project is mentoring. It involves the transfer of knowledge from experienced entrepreneurs to female entrepreneurs who want to grow and grow.
The Baw project is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Organisation for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (ODIMM) in partnership with the International Centre for the Promotion of Women in Business (ICAWB). It was launched in February 2017 for a period of 18 months and aims to promote the economic and social skills of women, including those in rural regions, by reducing gender inequality and increasing their access to financial resources, services, innovative technologies and development opportunities.
