euronews business planet – Women entrepreneurs could be answer to crisis

www.euronews.com This week, Business Planet takes a look at one of Europe’s answers to the economic crisis: a network of tutors encouraging women entrepreneurs. There’s still a long way to go – only 35 percent of those who are self-employed in Europe are women. Euronews went to Hungary to meet one of these tutors. Adrienn Koronczi is deputy manager of a factory in Western Hungary, which produces spare parts for the car and mechanics industry. Her father Lazlo set up the company 35 years ago. Today, it employs 82 people, that’s twice as many as in 2005. Turnover has grown eight-fold reaching 5,2 millions euros. For a decade now, Adrienn has also been teaching management techniques. It was a natural step for her to become part of the European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs. It is present in 17 countries. Adrienn is one of 12 tutors here in Hungary, she is mentor to two entrepreneurs, whom she has helped for fund-raising and networking purposes. “This is my main motivation,” she says. “To share my experience in a national and multinational environment, especially in large and medium-sized businesses, to help my mentees succeed in their own business.” Adrienn talks to them at least once a week, and meets up with them once a month. Today, it’s Bernadett’s turn to visit her. A year ago, Bernadett set up her own IT firm. Like many young entrepreneurs, Bernadett had trouble making sense of the complex accounts system. That’s where Adrienn’s experience came in very …
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