On 1 February Yente presented her revised mission and vision for the coming years. Click here for more information Read more
A new mission and vision
Yente Fund
The Yente Fund is functioning as the ‘connecting link' for people and companies from The Netherlands, who intend to take some action and who want to convert their social involvement into concrete actions. A donation to the Yente Fund represents a well pointed support for female entrepreneurship. Read more
News
Stimulating the entrepreneurial spirit in Ethiopia
Date: 18-12-2011
In the beginning of 2010 the ICCO alliance (in which Yente operates as a partner) pointed out that it would be useful if Yente were to join two other alliance partners who are already active in Ethiopia for many years. The Ethiopian government wants to encourage entrepreneurship and the Ethiopians themselves, with their entrepreneurial spirit, will certainly turn that endeavour to good use. At the same time, they have had to deal with a past in which the whole business world was run by the government causing a backlog in the areas of education, training and technology.
Programme director Yente nominated by Lof magazine
Date: 18-12-2011
Lof, the Dutch inspirational magazine for working moms, launched an election for The Most Socially Inspired Woman of 2011. The number of submissions was overwhelming. That is why we are extra proud that Yente's programme director, Karen Kammeraat, was one of the five nominated women! Karen and the other nominees are introduced in the December edition of Lof that is about the theme 'Meaningfulness'. Continue reading...
Networking helps women entrepreneurs grow
Date: 18-12-2011
In an entrepreneurs' network you not only strengthen yourself but others above all. That is why Yente made a practical little guide, Creating networks to connect women entrepreneurs. With practical step-by-step plans, it mentions all the ins and outs about setting up and maintaining a network. The participants at the seminars in Peru were the first to download the little (digital) guide from the Yente website.
Peru, continuing story with an open end
Date: 18-12-2011
On the Yente website we reported on the successful seminars for women entrepreneurs in Lima and Arequipa. The seminars yielded initiatives that will become more concrete in the coming year.