INTERREG FEM Seminar in Sigulda
July, 13 -14,
2007
Latvia coordinator: Baiba Rivža
WP 1
6 Resource centrs in:
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Jelgava;
Bauska;
Cēsis;
Talsi;
Ludza;
Preiļi;
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17 Meeting places:
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Liepāja;
Ventspils;
Tukums;
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Limbaži;
Valmiera;
Gulbene;
Madona;
Alūksne;
Balvi;
Krāslava;
Daugavpils
Jēkabpils
Aizkraukle;
Dobele;
Rēzekne;
Valka;
Saldus.
WP 1
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RC and MP started to work as closely connected net
RC advisor/consulter groups are additionally recruited with
new members (in business organization, accountancy,
legislation, project writing, e-commerce, NGO organization,
home-craft).
10 persons from Latvia (RC leaders, WP leaders and
mentors) participates in transnational meeting in Poland
(2007)
Meetings with Minister of Agriculture and Minister of
Education - information of activities in FEM project and
needed support.
Manual for practical work
WP 1:
Young entrepreneurs advisors in the Resource centers
Region
Project Micro
Craft design credit Mentoring
Consulting
in Ecommerce
Total
Zemgale
8
30
14
7
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61
Vidzeme
9
30
12
5
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58
Kurzeme
8
32
3
2
2
47
Latgale
8
29
6
4
2
49
Total:
33
121
35
18
8
215
WP 2
Creation of database of women - existing and
potential entrepreneurs.
 Creation of joint strategy and action plan in Latvia
 Creation the concept of the project Web-page
 Organization national seminars in Riga and
educational seminars in Latvia for near 4000
entrepreneurs
 Participation in meetings with other WP coordinators
and project leaders in Latvia
 Latvian entrepreneur take place in international expo
INTERTEXTIL Balticum 2007
 Dissemination of information in near 20 different
meetings
 Meeting with minister of economic J. Strods, secretary
of state D. Lucaua, authority of LHZB bank V. Pučka
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WP 3
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Developed questionnaires and selected Mentees and
Mentors on the basis of questionnaires in the Zemgale,
Vidzeme, Kurzeme and Latgale regions;
Created data basis of existing and potential mentors;
Collected and analyzed 100 questionnaires of existing and
potential Mentees and 60 questionnaires of existing and
potential Mentors of all regions of Latvia – Zemgale,
Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Latgale;
Formed 21 mentoring pairs and 3 groups
Regular meetings, common seminars, consultancies and
support (about 15 mentoring seminars in all regions);
Training in mentoring and different branches connected with
entrepreneurship (management, legislation, communication,
finances, etc.);
Monitoring and evaluation of results of mentoring
cooperation (interviews with 10 mentors 15 and mentees)
WP 3
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4 FEM Mentors of the event “Mentor of the Year 2006” received
rewards (Nelda Bailīte, Zeltīte Kaviere, Eleonora Maisaka, Vija
Ancāne); 2 Mentors of of the event “Mentor of the Year 2007”
received awards – Astrīda Vītola – mentor for micro-credit
group in Iecava and Inara Vasilevska – pair mentor in Preili
(Latgale region);
Developed mentoring manual;
Information providing for TV, other mass media (near 30
publications in newspapers)
6 scientific articles and 12 presentations in seminars and
international conferences in Latvia, Finland, Denmark, Poland,
etc.
Mentoring is included in the National plan for development of
Latvia for the years 2007. – 2013 as one of the priorities in
creating new competitive enterprises, creation of unite and
efficient support system for business launching (mentor
consultations, finance supporting – “first seed grants", net
supporting, seed grants, micro credits, investments guarantees,
risk capital funding, resource centers etc.).
WP 3:
Mentoring
Region
Mentors
Mentees
Zemgale
11
17
Vidzeme
6
9
Kurzeme
3
3
Latgale
3
3
Total:
23
32
Mentor Nelda Bailīte received award „Mentor of the Year” from association „Līdere”, December, 2005
Project coordinator professor Baiba Rivza in mentoring seminar in Skulte, summer 2006.
WP 4
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Established 31 new microcredit group (99 women) in 17 of 26
administrative districts and 10 (38 women) are in the last stage of
preparing; established data base about these groups
Organized almost 100 microcredit seminars Latgale, Zemgale,
Vidzeme, Kurzeme regions
Organized meetings with leaders others WP
Consultations about microcredit and business plan (~90 women)
Networking groups leaders training (~80 women)
Information in newspapers, in Radio company and TV 3 company
about FEM project activities
Organized meetings with business women and NGO
Cooperation with 5 countries –Lithuania, Estonia, Finland,
Norway, Sweden
Meetings with banks, municipalities, with ministries and president
Established new foundation –“Women’s entrepreneur support
foundation”
Participation in transnational meetings (the last one in Poland
(2007)
WP 4:
Microcredit
Region
Groups Participants
Zemgale
16
58
Vidzeme
13
40
Kurzeme
4
12
Latgale
8
25
Total:
41
137
Total: 137 women are involved in
microcredit groups
14
WP 5
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Creation the national database of women - entrepreneurs in Latvia based
on Latvia Rural Women Association (LLSA) web page: www.llsa.lv/FEM,
list of entrepreneurs with photos of their products.
Information in international web page: www.feminfo.net, presentations of
women entrepreneurs of Latvia, new contacts and development skills for
internationalization for participants of WP 5
Educational seminars about starting and developing of entrepreneurship,
marketing, e-commerce, international contacts etc. for women: more
than 30 seminars in Latvia with about 650 participants.
Network with other WP on national and international level: meetings with
leaders of other WP, contacts by e-mail and phone, workshops.
Participation in national and transnational meetings.
Preparing and publishing book “Business of Rural Crafstmen in Latvia”
with 120 pages in 4 languages: Latvian, English, German and Russian.
Dissemination of information in 30 local newspapers all over of the Latvia,
national and regional TV, different national, local and international
meetings.
Training for starting marketing and e-trade – attended by 195 women
Summary of women’s experience participated in the project (by
questionnaires in the internet)
Final report for the future concerning women’s business
internationalisation
Summary
In all regions of Latvia:
 6 Resource centers
 17 Meeting places
 41 microcredit groups
 21 mentoring pairs/3 groups
Information materials
Thank You for attention!