Friday, 07 Dec 07 - Toulon (France)

All partners contributed to the definition of the time planning for 2008 and the implementation of the FEMALE web site http://www.female-project.eu

We met the Chamber of trade and of Craft of the Var grouping 25000 enterprises: presententation of the specific actions of female entrepreneurship showing data on the situation in the Var. We discussed in particular on professions traditionally managed by men, but more and more interesting for women.

Afternoon:

We visited the centre of Toulon.

In the late afternoon we met ATIRE, Platform of Local Initiatives. Eugénie DELMAS, woman Manager, presented briefly the activities of her organization supporting people in difficulty (because of the age, the fact to be woman, etc.) in the creation, the development and the renewal of business activities. ATIRE is a platform existing in the Var distributed in peripheral area to reach more easily people interested to starting a business.

Third project meeting in France 06 -07 December 2007

Thursday, 06 Dec 07 - Toulon (France)

Morning:

Welcome and introduction: the project coordinator (Tk Formazione srl) illustrated the activities carried out during the first year (2006-07) and presented next deadlines and activities to carry out during the second year (2007-08).

All partners presented their activities since the last meeting. Presentation of the questionnaires and report: each partner presented the main results achieved in their country through the questionnaires submitted to 8 women entrepreneurs focusing on:


1. The persons we have interviewed: short presentation of the persons interviewed – who are they?
2. A short list with the main factors contributing to success in business for the interviewees on the base of the collected questionnaires
3. A short list with the main elements influencing negatively their business.

The general results achieved in each country showed that the problems related to female entrepreneurship in all partners countries are almost the same: lack of capital investment, reconciliation between work and family, etc.
Moreover we find that the main problems related to entrepreneurship are the same for both men and women.

Presentation of female entrepreneurship in France: Proget83 presented briefly the female entrepreneurship in France with particular attention to the Var Department. Furthermore Séverine Bemka presented the female entrepreneurship situation in France showing statistical data.



Afternoon:

We met local partners in Toulon.




Couveuse d’entreprise: the Incubator Company includes 500 enterprises supporting them to the creation and the development of their activities through technical, administrative, accounting advice.

Boutique de Gestion : the Boutique de Gestion is a national network for the creation and development of enterprises.



Employers' union of the Var: UPV in Toulon is a union of 5000 local companies in the south of France. The UPV aims at representing small and medium enterprises by means of lobbying towards government and public organization. They support employers as well as employees from an economical, financial, legal and social point of view.

Evening:


We had a dinner in a typical restaurant where we eat French specialities and drank good vine in a very nice atmosphere.

Bon Appétit!!