Promoting women entrepreneurship within project “Partnership for all 2”

According to Croatian institute for employment in the area of Koprivnica Križevci County 4456 people was unemployed, from what 52,9% of women. The majority of unemployed are young people till 29 years old. In the county 33,7% unemployed are without job more than a year. These groups have been selected as target groups for the project. The problem of unemployment for these target groups requires immediate action, but no tools have been available to effectively help these groups to access jobs.Among other elements (like adjusted training programs for unemployed groups, empowerment and motivation of vulnerable groups for activation and entering the world of work, founding of a Club for employment) the project aimed to encourage entrepreneurship, too. That includes promotion and strengthening of mind on entrepreneurship through educational and promotional activities of unemployed people and encouraging of entrepreneurship through the offering of support for self-employment by awarding of small value supports. The main stakeholders were Koprivnica Križevci County, Croatian Employment Service – Regional Office Križevci, Croatian Chamber of Economy – Regional Chamber Koprivnica, Chamber of Trades, and Crafts of Koprivnica Križevci County.