FEM Project in Päijät-Häme

Strategy

The strategy in the region of Päijät-Häme is to create a co-operation network between parties promoting female entrepreneurship, so that already existing training and counselling elements can be utilised to the full, and there will be close co-operation among the authorities and the actors. The Female entrepreneurship is promoted by increasing quality and effectiveness of the counselling, and by making access for entrepreneurs to expert services easier.

Work Packages

WP 2: Networks for training and exchange of experience for advisors and resource centre leaders
WP 5: Internationalisation of women´s entrepreneurship in the BSR
The both work packages will be carried through by the network.

Activities

Assembling the network and get the members engaged
1. Tripartie principle, members from

authorities
educational and advisory institutions
female entrepreneurs

2. Number of the members (46 organisations)
Presentation of the network (pdf 260 kt)

Joint activities
1.      Increasing knowledge of each others in the network
2.      Planning joint development projects
3.      Communication and information

web sites (www.ht-metka.fi)
internal network (meetings, theme events, emails)
publicity (leaflets, articles, fairs)

4. Seminars ”Entrepreneur in Times of Changes”

13.06.2005, viewpoints to female entrepreneurship
24.10.2005, viewpoints to values of the enterprise
13.06.2006, viewpoints to female leadership
07.06.2007, viewpoints to internationalisation

5. Increasing competences of advisers

Specialist Qualification Management 2006 –07, Schedule of the training (pdf 38 kt)
Mentoring in increasing skills of advisers 2006, ProStart Consultancy (pdf 4 kt)
Modelling the councelling for micro entrepreneurs run into dept, 2007
Further training of advisers, arranged by YritysHäme project, 2007

6. Rotation programme NASEVA
As a result of project planning in the network it is carried out training and consulting programme for female entrepreneurs in commerce and services

7. Promoting internationalisation

In the network 18 members are helping companies in internalisation in their business
Participating in transnational meetings and seminars of the FEM project
Entrepreneurs´ excursions and visits to partner countries, contacts building
Translating information about the entrepreneurs to the web sites and to leaflets
Business expertise and globalisation training for female entrepreneurs, LIITO
LIITOnews (pdf 13 kt)
More information: FEM and authority in co-operation promoting foreign trade (pdf 4kt)