Defeminization of Poverty: The Balkans/Asia Minor e-Entrepreneur Project
Defeminization of Poverty: The Balkans/Asia Minor e-Entrepreneur Project
| Project Name |
Defeminization of Poverty: The Balkans/Asia Minor e-Entrepreneur Project |
| Fund |
European Union MEDA Funds |
| Duration |
24 Months |
| Start Date |
2005 |
| Finsih Date |
2007 |
| Place |
Turkey, Greece, Romania, Norway |
| Parties Concerned |
Kavrakoglu Danışmanlık (TR) Timsoft (RO), L&G Business ServicesLtd (RO), Subito! Research&Futures (NO) IDEC SA (GR) GAYA (TR) |
| Subject |
· A curriculum with 20 web-based, highly interactive course materials related to business management with audio support, forums, contacts to lecturers via internet and e-mail and utilization of virtual classroom technology will be developed in Turkish, Romanian, Greek and English. · A model of a feasibility report and business plan for each target sector (i.e. agriculture, textile and food processing) in each country will be developed. · A handbook for instructor training will be developed in Turkish, Romanian, Greek and English · A web-site will be set up in Turkish, Romanian, Greek and English in order to inform related organizations such as umbrella organizations, NGOs, end users and potential interested parties in the process of valorization activities. · A further web-site will be set up in order to network among participants in each country, to keep them updated about rules and legislations in participant countries with regard to export, import and other trade related issues in order to develop cross-border commercial activity. |
| Project Summary |
The objective of the Project is to developing a blended training program incorporating on-line and in-class training material, suitable for literate but in most cases educationally deficient small entrepreneurs and candidate entrepreneurs, and targeting primarily women. The specific aim of the project is to increase the number of women effectively participating in the entrepreneurial economy in all three targeted regions. This will be achieved by developing a web-based and in-class curriculum, implementing it with one hundred participants in each target region. Pilot study will be completed within the project period of 24 months. The Project seeks to address one of the fundamental issues transcending the broad economic integration of the EU member states and candidate countries, namely the extreme vulnerability of SME's in general and more specifically, the overwhelming vulnerability of women-owned and operated SME's as a critical subcategory. The output of the Project will help people, primarily women, with the potential of entrepreneurship to get a solid basis of general and practical management knowledge to support their experience in business, enhance their vision, and open them to partnerships and cross-border activities, thus increasing their competitiveness. |