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CrossEUWBA - Online Training for Mentors

Join the CrossEUWBA project and become a mentor for women business angels. Help fund women entrepreneurs and contribute to sustainable private investment in Europe. Learn, share your expertise, and make an impact!

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CrossEUWBA - Online Training for Mentors

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  1. Online training for mentors ITKAM

  2. I. What is CrossEUWBA? A two-year-project co-funded by the European Union. The project pursues the overall objective of facilitating the funding of women entrepreneurs (WE) through women business angels (WBA) and contributing to the creation of a sustainable base of private investment in Europe.

  3. A fewnumbers… Only 13% ofstartups in Germany havebeenfoundedorco-foundedby a womanGruenderszene.de, 2016 Only 5-7% of Business Angels in Germany arefemale BAND – Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland

  4. II. Whyitisimportanttotrainmore WBA? • Manywomen in Europe haveenoughentrepreneurialexperienceand • financial resources to becomesuccessful investors (untapped potential) ; • Womeninvestdifferentlythan men; • According to the Financial Times, female investorsinvestat a greater rate in femalefounded companies

  5. III. CrossEUWBA – Free mentoringprogramme •  Adressed to novice WBA; • A network of mentorsbased in 5 european countries; • Differentfields of expertise; • Voluntary and free of charge;

  6. IV. Reasons to become a mentor • To pass on yourknowledge and expertise; • To developyourleadership skills; • To learnnew perspectives; • To strenghtenyoucommunicative skills; • To gain satisfaction; • To be part of someoneelse’s success; • To make an impact!

  7. V. The roleof a mentor • The role of a mentoris to: • Pass on information and knowledge; • Motivate the mentee to leavehis/hercomfort zone; • Offersupport and encouragement; • Giveadvice and feedbackswithout forcing decisions; • Build a trust relationship; • Be a role model; • Be open and learn from the mentee;

  8. VI. Mentoring lifecycle

  9. VII. Waysofmentoring • Formal VS Informal • Face-to-face VS E-Learning • One-to-One VS Group mentoring • Peer mentoring

  10. VII. Content of mentoring (example)  Start from your personal experience  The role of a Business Angel  Finding the right startup  The path to investment  Exit strategy  Share yourfailures!  Celebrate together!

  11. www.crosseuwba.eu www.wegate.eu itkam.org/european-project-crosseuwba/ https://goo.gl/forms/K90F7jzTuBwBDK0c2

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