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
History
Establishment of international contacts
The Yente Foundation derives its name from the character of the famous musical ‘Fiddler on the roof ': the female match maker Yente - and this is exactly what Yente wants to be: an international match maker.
Creating networks
Solidarity with the female entrepreneurship is the red wire within the storyline of Yente. This was already clear as from the very beginning in 2002, when the women of the Foundation for female entrepreneurs (Stichting Vrouwelijke Entrepreneurs or SVE), created Yente, at the occasion of the International Small Business Conference in Amsterdam. They realized that female entrepreneurs need worldwide supporting networks and cooperation relationships, where they have the opportunity to grow and to establish new relationships.
To grow and to do international business
Yente is since 2006 an independent foundation, under the lead of a two-headed team of directors and with the support of an experienced management. The activities are focused on female entrepreneurs in the segment of small and medium Enterprises, both in developing countries as in The Netherlands. Entrepreneurs who evolve beyond the micro level and who are making the necessary steps to grow and to do business on an international level and to exchange knowledge.