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Advancing women’s entrepreneurship training
policy and practice – challenges and developmentsMOLDOVA
Emilia CebotariSBA Coordinator (replacing person),
Ministry of Economy
Association Agreement and DCFTA with EU (June 27th, 2014)
According to art.32 of the AA with EU, we have committed to ensure equal opportunities, aiming at enhancing gender equality and ensuring equal opportunities between women and men, as well as combating discrimination on all grounds.
Policy framework containing some provisions in regard to women’s entrepreneurship
• Law no.5 from 09.02.2006 ensuring equal opportunities for women and men
• National Program for Ensuring Gender Equality for 2010-2015 approved by Government Decision no.933 from 31.12.2009
• Small and Medium Sized Enterprise Sector Development Strategy 2012-2020 approved by Government Decision no.685 from 13.09.2012 and its
new action plan for 2015-2017
• Government Commission for Equality between Men and Women established according to Government Decision no.350 from 07.04.2006
Promoting and encouraging women entrepreneurship
SMEs Sector Development Strategy 2012-2020
andits action plan for
implementation 2015-2017
Lessons learnt from the first Small Business Act Assessment
Priority II: Improving access to finance
Developing innovative schemes of financing SMEs
Attracting technical and financial assistance programs for stimulating the creation of new
businesses by young people and women
Priority III: Developing human capital by promoting entrepreneurial skills and culture
Developing and promoting entrepreneurial culture and
education
Promoting and encouraging women to launch/develop business
Implementing national Program on „Efficient business management”
Organizing trainings under the National Program for Economic Empowerment of Young people
On-going programs and projects on advancing women’s entrepreneurship
• Pilot program for attracting remittances in the economy PARE 1+1
• Loan Security Fund
• National program for Economic Empowerment of Young People
• Eficient business management program
• SMEs Support and Development program funded by the Japanese Government
• „Women in business” Program, EBRD Business Advisory Service (BAS) Moldova
• Project „Women Entrepreneurship – A Job Creation Engine for South Eastern Europe”, implemented by the South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (SEECEL)
• „Economic empowerment of women through increasing the employment opportunities in the Republic of Moldova”, UN Women (2010-2013)
• „Better opportunities for Youth and Women”, UNDP
• Network of Business Women Association, created in 2009 comprises 15 organizations
On-going programs and projects on advancing women’s entrepreneurship
Establishing the „Platform of the development of Women entrepreneurship” , SEECEL and GTF
The main goal of the Platform is the advancement of women entrepreneurship in Moldova through the partnership of private and state sectors.
• Allows to take into account interests of all participants of civil society, interested in the development of women entrepreneurship in Moldova, developing and realizing complex actions for the improvement of the conditions for it’s initiation and development,
• Builds a basis for the development of the private-state dialogue and partnership,• Provides reduction of the barriers in the face of women entrepreneurship and
improvement of the business climate;• Promotes stable and qualitative economy growth and life quality growth of citizens.
Women Entrepreneurs Platform in Moldova „At a cup of tea” (ODIMM in partnership with the
European Commission), launched in 2013
The objectives of the platform are: (i) to encourage entrepreneurial spirit of
women;(ii) to facilitate communication by
creating partnerships and networks of women entrepreneurs;
(iii) to contribute to the professional and personal development and
(iv) to serve as a tool to promote products and services of the companies managed by women entrepreneurs.
1. To promote state structures in the development of legislation and economic
policy documents aimed to create equal conditions for the women
entrepreneurship development and to elaborate formal policy framework
specifically focused upon women entrepreneurship in Moldova.
2. To encourage economic independence of women as a condition of further
development of women entrepreneurship through the development of the
financial and credit support of women entrepreneurship, the development of
the system of guarantee funds and access of women to all kinds of resources.
Main directions and challenges of women entrepreneurship development in Moldova:
3. To promote training of women on business skills, new technologies, work
with Internet and enhance qualifications of women entrepreneurs through the
development of the training and consulting services with the help of state
and non-governmental organizations.
4. To develop entrepreneurship networks and Network of women business
associations and their partnership with other state and private institutions.
5. To develop a systematic statistical data collection mechanism on women’s
entrepreneurship.
Main directions of women entrepreneurship development in Moldova: