Past Events

European SME Week 2012

15-21 October 2012, Brussels (Belgium)

The European Small and Medium Enterprises Week 2012 will take place in from October 15th – 21st 2012. The theme of the 2012 Week will be "Women's Entrepreneurship".

The general aims of the SME Weeks’ are:

provide information on what the EU and national, regional and local authorities are offering as support to micro, small and medium-sized businesses;
promote entrepreneurship so that more people, and in particular younger ones, seriously consider becoming an entrepreneur as a career option;
give recognition to entrepreneurs for their contribution to Europe's welfare, jobs, innovation and competitiveness.

For further details visit: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/initiatives/sme-week/index_en.htm

Women in Leadership Conference

Nairobi (Kenya), 17th-18th October 2012

AFAEMME supports as a partner organisation the Women in Leadership Conference, which is organized by Forward Networking and which will take place next 17th and 18th of October in Nairobi (Kenya).

The aim of the Women in Leadership conference is to raise awareness of the multi -faceted challenges women face across the African continent and beyond. In doing so, the conference aims to highlight the many inspirational stories of successful women in leadership while encouraging further dialogue on women´s issues and empowerment.

As Mrs. Letty Chiwara, UN Women Chief of Africa states, women are important drivers in Africa´s economy and should be given as many opportunities as possible to succeed. Women´s leadership in Africa needs clear plans and priorities to overcome structural problems while focusing on economic growth.

For more information please visit http://www.amiando.com/wil.html?page=704640