ifempower - interactive female empowerment in field of entrepreneurship

ifempower is a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, with 9 partners from 7 European countries. ifempower wishes to empower females to get engaged in self-employment and entrepreneurship especially in SMEs. Based on a preparatory research on the role of females in European SMEs, investigating the main roles, hindrances, gaps and market needs, the project will elaborate a module for university students which can support to broaden their knowledge on entrepreneurship related topics, providing hands-on training to support their engagement in self-employment and entrepreneurship. Steinbeis Transfer Center EAST-WEST Joint-Ventures is responsible for building the mentorship program within university module. A mentorship handbook is available in this regard in order to help partnering universities to attract entrepreneurs in academic environment. An entrepreneurship support point will be available for service on students who choose ifempower module.