The Erasmus+ RE-FEM project – Upskilling pathways for REsiliency in the post-Covid era for FEMale Entrepreneurs has reached its conclusion with a final multiplier event entitled “Women Entrepreneurs: From Knowledge to Action”. The project is coordinated by HÉTFA Research Institute. The event took place in Seville on the 1st of October, 2025, from 10:30 to 13:30 CET, hosted at the Marqueses de La Algaba Palace, D. Rodrigo Room Andalúcia Emprende. The event brought together policymakers, researchers, business support professionals, and women entrepreneurs to present the key results of the RE-FEM project and to discuss future directions for fostering women’s entrepreneurship.
The event opened with a warm welcome from Francisco Javier González Navarro, General Director of Entrepreneurship Promotion and Continuous Training at the Regional Government of Andalusia, who highlighted the importance of initiatives like RE-FEM in strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem. This was followed by an insightful presentation from Dr. Katalin Oborni, Senior Project Manager at HETFA Research Institute, who offered an overview of RE-FEM’s journey and shared its main results and key achievements. Nadia Calviño, the President of the European Investment Bank Group greeted the participants. In her inspiring speech, Nadia Calviño highlighted that empowering women is not only a matter of fairness but also a catalyst for driving progress, stability and prosperity.
Veronika Blizman Servilová, Manager of International Activities from the Slovak Business Agency presented the Online Course, a course targeting women entrepreneurs, developed as part of the RE-FEM project. Daniela Kuzmanović, representative of Institute Mihajlo Pupin presented the Final Policy Study. This Final Policy Study (FPS) is a key and final result of the RE-FEM project. This study provides a comparative overview of the state of women entrepreneurs in seven partner countries (Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Finland), showcases good practices, and presents policy recommendations aimed at national and EU-level decision-makers. The study aims to target multiple stakeholder groups. For policymakers, the findings provide an evidence base to inform the design and adaptation of support measures targeting women entrepreneurss. For educators and trainers, the analysis offers insights into training needs and highlights examples of effective practices. Finally, for women entrepreneurs, the documented experiences and solutions emerging from partner countries may serve as a source of both guidance and inspiration.
The series of presentations was concluded by Anna Häggblom (Finland), who gave a Keynote Speech on the role of digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in the field of resilience for women led businesses. The second half of the event featured two roundtable discussions. A detailed report on the roundtable discussions is available at this link.
Following the public closing event, the RE-FEM consortium held its final transnational meeting in Seville. The meeting reviewed the tasks related to the closure of the project, including the objectives and measures that will ensure that the results developed during the project remain available to stakeholders. To keep up to date with news related to the support of women entrepreneurs, we recommend following the RE-FEM social media pages (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram).