Female Ambassadors for Entrepreneurship

Female Entrepreneurship network in Germany and Europe

European successful businesswomen are nominated as Female Ambassadors for Entrepreneurship. Their aim is to promote female entrepreneurships: the ambssadors are prepared to go into schools and universities, speak at conferences and seminars to act as role models for young girls and women, motivating them to take the risk and start a company. This approach has already been realized successfully in the UK and Sweden.

The German Female Ambassador network is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the European Union. The nominated Female Ambassadors will get within their nomination the title of „European Ambassador for Female Entrepreneurship“. Ten Female Ambassadors Networks exist already in Europe. The networks will exchange their experiences and link the nominated Female Ambassadors. The Ambassadors will also learn about and participate in Enterprise Europe Network activities, building their own networks for exchanging good practice, know-how and innovation.

The German network is coordinated by Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum with the partners Handwerk International Baden-Württemberg and EIC Trier, supported by the partners of the Enterprise Europe Network Germany and the National Agency for Women Start-ups Activities and Services (bga).

Project duration: 08/2009 - 07/2011
Countries: Deutschland

For further information please visit the website of the National Agency for Women Start-ups Activities and Services – bga (information only available in German):
http://www.gruenderinnenagentur.de/bga/Vernetzung/Botschafterin/index.php?we_objectID=7870&oid=7870

Contact:

Dr.-Ing. Petra Püchner, Tel. 0711 123 4012
Email: puechner@steinbeis-europa.de

Tracey French, Tel. 0711 123 4015
Email: french@steinbeis-europa.de

Milena Mikosch, Tel. 0711 123 4026
Email: mikosch@steinbeis-europa.de