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Partnership presentation
Kick-off meeting at Petrignano del Lago - Umbria
1st Steering Committee Meeting – Sines (Portogallo)
2nd Steering Committee Meeting - Roma
Presentation of the official website
Indications emerged from roundtables
INDEX
Project cofinanced by theEuropean Regional Development Fund
Projet cofinancé par les FondsEuropéen de Developpement Régional
BEING WOMANIS A BIG BUSINESS
EMMA PROJECT NEWSLETTER N. 1 JUNE 2011EMMA is a transnational project with the aim of promoting
innovation and presence on the market of SMEs with female
management and promote regional, national and EU policies
to improve their work environment.
The project, developed by Umbria Region and Sviluppumbria,
aims to define an effective tool to sustain female SMEs,
particularly those affected by the consequences deriving from
the current worldwide economic crisis.
Building a transnational public-private network / platform to
support the women entrepreneurs through transfer culture of
entrepreneurship, orientation to the birth and growth of a
business, access to finance, enhancement of human
resources, marketing, commercial partnerships, sustainable
development.
Making points of orientation - Guidance Points - on the
territory, to inform and provide tutoring and assistance to
SMEs and women who want to create business.
The project aims to create and promote stable patterns of
governance, through the direct involvement of local actors,
associations of employers and stakeholders.
IN PARTICULAR, THE OBJECTIVES ARE THE FOLLOWING:
www.emmamed.eu
Strengthen the presence of women in entrepreneurship
both locally and in the partner regions, through the
exchange of know-how and methodologies, in
particular related to the novelty applicable to the
products and to the services services, developing
transnational strategies;
Strengthen cooperation strategies between the actors
of economic development and institutions;
Develop local resources and implement sustainable
development;
Modernizing and strengthening the competitiveness of
women-led SMEs;
Foster and accompany the women at risk of job loss or
already unemployed towards entrepreneurship;
Transfer culture of enterprise.
PARTENRSHIP PRESENTATIONThe partnership is represented by:
2 Public Territorial bodies: Region of Umbria (IT) and Province of Granada (ES), who can confront in matter of legal framework, contribute to the discussion from public point of view; aggregate key actors and stakeholders;
5 SMEs development Agencies: Sviluppumbria (IT); Barcelona Activa (ES); NEA and HDA (GR); ADRAL (PT), who can design development methods for SMEs; mainstream the experience through national and transnational networks; aggregate key actors and stakeholders;
2 Female SMEs representative Associations: APID (IT) and APME (PT), they can offer needs analysis and bottom-up approach; mainstreaming of experience through its national and transnational networks.
KICK OFF MEETING
The first meeting of the EMMA project partners
was the kick-off of Petrignano del Lago - Umbria,
on the 27th and 28th of July 2010. On that
occasion, the general rules of the Med
Programme were also outlined.
1st STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING – SINES
The main results of the meeting were the following:
The 9 and 10 December 2010, was held in Sines, Portugal,
the first Steering Committee of the Emma Project. On that
occasion the partners were able to compare various
technical and financial aspects of the project with particular
attention to the first Progress Report, to the use of the
system Presage and Procedures Manual.
Another important session of the meeting was then devoted
to the presentation and discussion regarding the
public/private roundtables and, in addition, much attention
has been dedicated to the communication aspects of the
project, including implementation of EMMA project website
and newsletters planning. Moreover, activities regarding the
next steps of the project were discussed, with particular
attention to the second Steering Committee and the second
Progress Report.
The website of EMMA Project,
www.emmamed.eu, wants to be a promotional
and information tool. The site was specifically
developed to be easy to use and, therefore,
will be available in each of the four languages
of the partner countries, as well as English.
The site clearly illustrates the purpose of the
project, the activities to be carried out and
provides also the contacts of all partners to
turn to for more information.
Moreover, it is possible to download the
newsletter of EMMA updated with all the latest
news on the state of progress of the project. In
addition, the site has a section devoted
entirely to clarify who are the recipients of the
project; women who want to create business,
women entrepreneurs associations, local and
institutional stakeholders.
For those wishing to deepen some specific
issues is also provided a download section of
project documents, including brochure and
official leaflet.
PRESENTATION OF THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE
PETRIGNANO DEL LAGO (UMBRIA)
Presentation of each partner and their own internal staff.
Presentation of contents and implementation phases of the project, as well as of the role of the Lead
Partner and of the individual partners within the project itself.
Explanation of administrative and accounting procedures of the project, with particular reference to the
Monitoring and Evaluation System, to the Start-Up and first Report of the project.
Definition of date and place of the following project meetings, as well as the subsequent stages (timetable
and deadlines) of the project.
27 - 28 JULY 2010
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2nd STEERING COMMETTEE MEETING - ROMADuring the meeting of Rome, held 3 March 2011, with the participation of all project partners, the partners have
treated both the management aspects of the project and those related to the communication.
The Region Umbria, as Lead partner, has put the focus on the next project deadlines and obligations also with
reference to the financial state of the art, to First Level Control and Monitoring & Evaluation Analysis of the
project. During the meeting, Adral partner took stock of public/private roundtables and presented the Guidelines
index, while Sviluppumbria explained the Start-up and ways of coordination of Guidance Points.
Sviluppumbria also presented several communication tools of the project, website, newsletters, etc ..., which
have been approved by all partners. The meeting ended with the updating of the Executive Internal Manual and
the approval of deadlines and steps for the next six months of the project.
During the first months of the project various
roundtables public/private were organized in each
partner country. From these meetings between
entrepreneurship experts, representatives of
administrations and future women entrepreneurs
emerged several interesting elements for the
development and the support of female
entrepreneurship. In particular, it was pointed out
that:
One of the main obstacles encountered in the
development of female entrepreneurs is access to to
credit, frequently there is a refusal to grant loans to
women and this, in fact, prevents the start of a
business.
A key factor in the decision of starting a business is
related to taxation. In this regard, consideration
should be given to appropriate systems of tax relief
for female entrepreneurs.
It is found to be essential information and knowledge
of programs and initiatives for women entrepreneurs
who can support women in their business activities.
Because of the economic crisis, governments should
support women start their own business considering
their unique aspects and favoring female enterprises
in their start-up period.
It is important to highlight what emerged from the
roundtables, namely that female enterprises not only
create jobs but provide new solutions and
development opportunities to the society, thereby
strengthening the economy of the country in which
they are located. Consequently encourage women
entrepreneurs means enriching society and
contribute improving the community.
INDICATIONS EMERGEDFROM ROUNDTABLES
NEXTEVENT
3RD STEERINGCOMMITTE MEETING
CONFERENCE HALL KOLLAGEORGE SQUARE
PATRAS / GREECE
JULY 5th and 6th, 2011
DIPUTACIÓN DE GRANADA,
Servicio de promoción
y consolidación de empresas
CIE Diputación de Granada
Avenida de Andalucìa s/n
18015 Granada (Spain)
Josefa Guerrero González
Tel. +34 958804920
www.granadaempresas.es
BARCELONA ACTIVA SAU SPM
Llacuna, 162/164
08018 Barcelona (Spain)
Ma José Blanco Gutiérrez
Tel. +34 93 268 4393
Fax +34 93 268 3956
www.ben.cat/empresa
NEA - DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE
OF ACHAIA PREFECTURE
8 Dimitiu Ipsilantou Str. & Maizonus
26222 Patras (Greece)
Christias Panagiotis
Tel. +30 2610 311872 / 6242
Fax +30 2610 317877
www.nea.gr
HERAKLION DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
70100 Heraklion Crete (Greece)
Dimitra Kampeli
Tel. +30 2810 753313
Fax +30 2810 753310
www.anher.gr
ADRAL
Agência de Desenvolvimento
Regional do Alentejo, S.A.
Rua Intermédia do PITE Lote 4 e 6
7000-171 Évora (Portugal)
Paula Sofio
Tel. +351 266 769 150
Fax +351 266 769 156
www.adral.pt
APME
Associação Pourtoguesa
de Mulheres Empresárias
Rua Rodrigues Sampaio, 19 5ºA
1150 278 Lisboa (Portugal)
Teresa Gameiro
Tel: +351 21 3150323
Fax: +351 21 3150 311
[email protected] / [email protected]
www.apme.pt
UMBRIA REGION
Regional Aids to Enterprises Department
Via M. Angeloni, 61
06124 Perugia (Italia)
Maria Briganti
Tel. +39 075 5045084
Fax +39 075 5045695
www.regione.umbria.it
SVILUPPUMBRIA S.P.A.
Regional Economic Development
Via Don Bosco, 11
06121 Perugia (Italia)
Nadia Libera Imbroglini
Tel. +39 075 56811
Fax +39 075 5722454
www.sviluppumbria.it
APID - Imprenditorialità Donna
Via Pianezza, 123
10151 Torino (Italia)
Giovanna Boschis Politano
Tel. +39 011 4513282/144
Fax +39 011 4513110
www.apid.to.it
CONTACTS
www.emmamed.eu
