ICON WOM-EN – Integrating Innovation and Promoting Cluster Organization in WOMen Enterprises

The project aims to promote the women entrepreneurship both in Greece (Regions of Epirus, Western Greece and Ionian Islands) and in Italy (Puglia Region, Province of Bari and Lecce) by supporting the local stakeholders to start and grow the women businesses, in order to create a more positive enabling environment for women entrepreneurship and contribute to greater gender equality.                                                                                                                                                                                                             The project objectives are:

• Strengthening women entrepreneurship and networking culture for promotion of a new business model expansion
• Improvement of the regions’ authorities and stakeholders capacity regarding women entrepreneurship in the cross border area
• Actual support to existing and potential female entrepreneurs, through training, consulting, mentoring services
• Increase the awareness and sensitization of the local population and authorities towards women entrepreneurship
• Promotion of cross-border cooperation, networking, common exports, common business schemes, etc.

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