On 30 March, HETFA and WBA jointly held the first national IMPACTA stakeholder meeting online. Supported by the Interreg Danube Region Programme and implemented across seven countries, the IMPACTA project aims to foster the social integration of disadvantaged groups and promote gender equality by supporting women entrepreneurs operating in socially innovative sectors. The Hungarian partners of the project are Women Business Angels (WBA), which also serves as the project lead, and the HETFA Research Institute.
The meeting brought together participants from research, business development, policy, community-building and hands-on support backgrounds. The conversation showed that a great deal of valuable knowledge, experience and initiative is already present in the field — what is often missing is the space to connect these efforts and turn them into real collaboration.
The meeting focused on linking research with practice, shaping policy-relevant lessons, and creating opportunities for peer learning. For us, this was an important first step towards creating a more connected professional space and fostering stronger, more lasting professional collaborations among those working to support women entrepreneurs.
We invite anyone interested in joining the IMPACTA stakeholder group to register via the form below: https://forms.gle/CNSWbnbEBH3FQ93x8