1. Fostering Female Entrepreneurship in Lithuania Kaunas Science and Technology Park Vaiva Kelmelyte Kaunas, 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635

2. Project FEMALE aims: Support women entrepreneurs across Europe who have recently started their business, to strengthen their skills and competences, both in terms of hard and soft skills. We aim to: Provide training that will increase their skills and competences. Encourage women to start up their business, by giving them access to practical information. Strengthen networks by offering access to a new Social Media Forum specifically for female entrepreneurs. Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635

3. Project FEMALE consortium:  Directorate of Labour (VMST(PES)), Iceland.  Inova Consultancy ltd. (INOVA), United Kingdom.  Associacion de Trabajadoras Autonoas y Emprendedoras de Madrid (ATAEM), Spain.  Kaunas Regional Innovation Centre (KRIC), Lithuania.  Vitale Technologie Comunicazione (VITECO), Italy.  Business University of Bifrost (BU), Iceland. Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635

4. Socio-economic situation: Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635 Source: Eurostat: eurostat.ec.europa.eu

5. Start-up difficulties by gender: Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635 14 EU countries, 2005 Source: OECD (2011), “Obstacles to entrepreneurship by gender”, in Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2011, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264097711-22-en

6. Complex picture: Women are less keen than men on starting their own business. Women entrepreneurs continue to be a minority in all countries. Enterprises owned by women are significantly smaller and less represented in capital-intensive sectors and these and other factors tend to penalise them in terms of sales, profits and labour productivity. Women in business are more often seen in the service sector rather than production. Women entrepreneurs rely substantially less than men on loans, both for start-up and for financing their activities. Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635

7. programme in Lithuania: Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635 DateGO4IT training programme 14 April, 2015Introduction to Programme and Mentoring Circle™ 21 April, 2015Mentoring Circle™ 30 April, 2015Marketing. Creating and communicating added value 5 May, 2015Business strategy: Constellation 7 May, 2015Internet and Social Media 12 May, 2015Accountancy and Finance 21 May, 2015Product development: innovative solutions and creativity 26 May, 2015Exporting: main steps 2 June, 2015Mentoring Circle™ Business canvas: drawing your business map

8. programme participants Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635

9. programme participants (activity profiles): Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635 SEO services: www.seomama.ltwww.seomama.lt Training: www.ican.ltwww.ican.lt Training: www.fitin.ltwww.fitin.lt Pshichological consultation: www.gki.ltwww.gki.lt Dance training: www.line-dance.ltwww.line-dance.lt Engineering company: www.energyadvice.ltwww.energyadvice.lt

10. programme participants (activity profiles): Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635 Natural products (e-shop): www.naturela.ltwww.naturela.lt Digital art technologies and products development: www.indeform.lt www.indeform.lt Celebrations decorations and attributes e-shop: www.partypanda.lt www.partypanda.lt Virtual shop for family: www.uodas.ltwww.uodas.lt Gardening: www.sodo.ltwww.sodo.lt

11. Needs of female entrepreneurs: Stop gender grouping - segregation created may inadvertently be reinforcing the gender gap further. Support with business education but also to raise their self- esteem (role models: successful female businesswomen, and their achievements). Encourage female entrepreneurs to apply for grants and support available: taking risks, even though fear of risk can be seen as a positive attribute. Strengthen and encourage women in technological knowledge and social media as important in connection with marketing online. Because of difference between rural and urban - high quality web based teaching material and online support and network. Given flexible hours to accommodate school hours, or at the least offer some form of discounted childcare. Project “FFEMALE” / No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635Kaunas / 2015 05 28 No. 2013-1-IS1-LEO05-02635

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