Women’s Entrepreneurship Development (WED). Capacity building guide. ILO
The guide goes beyond the narrow approach that sees training as the major contribution to WED, and introduces a wide range of support mechanisms, including research, networking and association building, market access, and a broad spectrum of business development services (BDS).
Finally it integrates gender issues into the technical approaches to business development. The Guide takes account of special situations or target groups where WED can be effective, such as women living with HIV/AIDS, women affected by trafficking, women entrepreneurs with disabilities, and refugee women.
The WED Capacity Building Guide is aimed at a range of support agencies, including government ministries and SME development units; financing institutions, including microfinance institutions; commercial BDS providers; associations of employers and other private sector bodies; small business agencies; associations of SMEs and women entrepreneurs; women’s organizations; NGOs; donor agencies and donor-assisted projects, and other key national and international actors.
It is the ILO’s intention that this Guide can be used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of various forms of support provided by a range of agencies which are aimed at women entrepreneurs.
