Transforming European Women’s Entrepreneurship

The project aimed to streng­then inter­na­tio­nal and inter-sectoral col­la­bo­ra­ti­on in the research field of entre­pre­neu­ri­al com­pe­tence deve­lo­p­ment. It allows a better under­stan­ding of the fun­da­men­tal entre­pre­neu­ri­al com­pe­ten­ces of early stage women entre­pre­neurs and  developed an edu­ca­tio­nal and training programme to enhance the ratio of young suc­cessful women entre­pre­neurs across Europe and their per­for­mance potential through adult learning.

The project was organised in three main phases: First, set-up of a survey to identify different com­pe­tence gaps of early stage women entre­pre­neurs. Second, based on the survey results, an education and training programme was developed. The programme aimed to enable early stage women entre­pre­neurs to develop entre­pre­neu­ri­al com­pe­ten­ces and to increase their entre­pre­neu­ri­al success. This programme was evaluated in the third and last phase.

The project was coor­di­na­ted by the Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena (Germany). Partners besides 3s were the Universidad de Desarollo in Santiago (Chile), the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla (Colombia), the Fundación Imaginario Comunicación para la Paz y el Cambio Social in Bogotá (Colombia), and the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol (Cyprus).

3s was involved in the project’s research and dis­se­mi­na­ti­on acti­vi­ties and par­ti­ci­pa­ted in staff exchanges. 3s rese­ar­chers par­ti­ci­pa­ted in research and dis­se­mi­na­ti­on acti­vi­ties at Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago de Chile and the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena in Germany. In 2016 col­le­agues from Cyprus, Germany and Chile worked at 3s faci­li­ties in Vienna.