mentoring as a provision for latvia rural women entrepreneurship
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Prof. Baiba Rivza, Mg. oec. Laura RivzaLatvia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry
Sciences
Mentoring in entrepreneurship means that somebody more experienced in business (Mentor) guides and helps the less experienced (Mentee)
to succeed in his/her enterprise development
Promote new entrants in entrepreneurial environment,
Encourage people to be entrepreneurs and set up their own business,
To ensure unified and effective support in setting up a business, increasing competitiveness of enterprise,
Let existing enterprises overcome difficulties, barriers and keep developing and also promoting substitute products based on innovative and knowledge based technologies
2004 – 2007 Mentoring, networking, resource centres,
microcredit groups, e-comerce Partners: Baltic countries, Finland, Sweden,
Norway, Poland.
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2008 – 2009
Mentoring, rural development, enterpreneurship in rural areas
Zonta and Soroptimists
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August 2009 - May 2010
Developing a Guideline for Setting up and Running Mentoring Programmes for Women
Austria, Estonia, Germany, UK, Latvia, Greece, Romania
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Source: www.womenculture.eu , 2012.
Resource centers
Information points
Micro-credit groups
Mentoring pairs and groups
Local organizations of LRWA
Nationality of women entrepreneurs
76,5 23,5
Latvian Russian Pole Ukrainian
Byelorssian Lithuanian Armenian Jews
Source: association “Līdere” & “Latvijas Fakti” & publishing – house “Lietišķās informācijas dienests” (www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/)
Possibility to be independent Possibility to maintain her family Possibility to do the work she likes Self-realizing possibility
Sourse: www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/
Trades Service Tourism Health care/social welfare Education/science Agriculture /forestry Industry Others.
Sourse: www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/
Women entrepreneurs in the regions of Latvia, %
41,5
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14,5
13,58,5
Riga/ Riga region, Jurmala Vidzeme Kurzeme Zemgale Latgale
High taxes Lack of qualified work force Large number of controlling institutions Lack of appropriate normative acts and
support High competition
Sourse: www.em.gov.lv/em/2nd/
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Total 83,1 thsd.farms
Source: Central statistical bureau
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Farm income and income of population employed in agriculture
Source: Economic accounts for agriculture (EAA)
Mentoring in Latvia
Social factors:-Potential of young entrepreneurs;-Supportive local media
Political/ Economical factors: - Administrative capacity Potential of mentors in rural areas
Social factors:- Interest of mentors as volunteers
Social factors:- Emotional encouragement Networking and cooperation Sense of safety Win-win principle Guidance that allows mentee come to solution by him/herself
Strengths
Opportunities Threats
Weaknesses
Political/Economical factors:- Support and possibilities to enchain state, municipality and EU financing; Possibility to introduce mentoring in educational system
Social factors:-Lack of information and reconcilability-Lack of time for cooperationDifferent levels of knowledge
Technological factors:-Geographical distance-Limited access to Internet, e-mail
Economical factors:- Unified and effective support in setting up business Increase the number of new enterprisesincreasing competitiveness of enterprise
Private sectorMedia
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Networks have become the basic units of modern society.
These units still are individuals, groups, organizations and communities, though they may increasingly be linked by networks.
Citation of the Holberg Prize Academic Committee:
"Manuel Castells is the leading sociologist of the city and new information and media technologies. His ideas and writings have shaped our understanding of the political dynamics of urban and global economies in the network society.
Holberg International Memorial Prize 2012 is awarded to Manuel Castells.
It is not purely the technology that defines modern societies, but also cultural, economic and political factors that make up the network society.
Influences such as religion, cultural upbringing, political organizations, and social status all shape the network society.
Societies are shaped by these factors in many ways.
Networks play a multifaceted role for women entrepreneurs and business owners, helping them to gain advice, form partnerships, secure financing, access qualified management and employees, and build value chain relationships.
Entrepreneurs and business owners
tended to seek advice most often from those with whom they had personal relationships—their private environment.
The mentoring and microcredit movement should be widely used since they proved to be relevant form of economic activity for Latvia regions conditions which do not require large investments but extensive training network.
Our countries have experience in mentoring and networking.
Social networks have become the basic units of modern society and also in mentoring .
Helix model can help in mentoring and social networking.
Using of the cultural heritage in rural tourism is important and additional financial source . We need strong mentoring support in it.
Thank You for Your attention!