Empower 20 unemployed Spanish women

This 2016 is the year of hope. The year in which entrepreneurship becomes an expression of a better future for several long term unemployed women in Spain through this project.

In our previous report we already wrote about Iraida, Inmaculada, Nuria, Carolina, Carlota and Isabel, the six women of different ages who were not able to reenter or enter the Spanish labour market and who were supported through our program to become future entrepreneurs, by working on their business ideas and developing their confidence and skills.

The six participants are now closer to their new lives as businesswomen: Iraida will launch her online health portal this July 1st; Carolina currently has the opportunity to take a course on restoration before launching her business; and Isabel is analysing the target audience of her future company. And while Inma is still struggling with getting the necessary funds to finance the launch of her business (lack of funding is one of the main barriers who women entrepreneurs from all over the world report), Nuria has almost everything done and will start her business in January 2017.

And thanks to all of you keeping giving, we had a seventh participant entering the program: Maria (50) who after losing her long-term employment as nurse worked hard with our mentor Beatriz and already has her business plan (BP) done and approved. Her business is a center for alternative therapies based in Premià de Dalt (Catalonia). Maria is now working with Beatriz on how to best establish and regulate the partnership with the doctors and trainers who will participate in the business.

This year will be a positive year. For you and us who contributed to improve the lives of other people but especially for these women themselves who really got a second chance.