Objectives: -Implement a cross-sectoral, cross-border, intercultural and intergenerational training programme -Enhance participants’ entrepreneurial and transversal skills to develop and present viable business ideas -Promote women’s entrepreneurship, especially among women from marginalised communities or at risk of discrimination, contributing to reducing the gender gap in employment in Malta and Austria -Create career opportunities for women considering self-employment or starting their own business -Increase awareness of gender inequalities in employment and business environments -Foster local and transnational networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration among women entrepreneurs Outcomes: -Comprehensive training programme to develop both hard and soft skills -Self-path learning booklets for aspiring female entrepreneurs -Meetings with business institutions, investors and role-models -Pitching session with an international jury -Evaluation report on the 360 WEE learning experience with key lessons learned from the project to inform future initiatives on female entrepreneurship -Transnational online community for women entrepreneurs -Multiplier events to disseminate project results
360 WEE was developed to address persistent gender inequalities in access to entrepreneurship and employment opportunities, particularly affecting women from marginalised communities or at risk of discrimination. In 2023 Malta ranked 97th out of 146 countries in economic participation (GGG Report), while women were only 8.5% of board members in listed Maltese companies. In Austria, although the number of women entrepreneurs is higher, many still lack the skills and international perspective needed to sustain and innovate their businesses. Thus, the project aimed to equip women with both hard (marketing, budgeting, business strategy) and soft skills (self-confidence, leadership, global mindset), which are essential to successfully develop and sustain their business ideas. 360 WEE addressed needs on 3 levels. At the micro level, the training and subsequent activities strengthened participants’ skills and confidence. At the meso level, meetings with investors, role models, and the pitching created networks and challenged stereotypes in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.At the macro level, dissemination and multiplier events involved institutions, stakeholders, and wider communities, promoting a more inclusive culture of entrepreneurship.