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Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network is a global network which aims to increase the number of innovative women embracing enterprise.

IFC Gender Entrepreneurship Markets (GEM) is a cross-cutting initiative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which seeks to: increase women's access to finance, address gender barriers in the business enabling environment, and provide training opportunities for women.

Women's World Banking is a non-profit microfinance organization working in more than 30 countries worldwide to bring financial services and information to low-income women entrepreneurs. Our network of 51 rapidly-growing microfinance institutions and banks currently serves over 23 million micro-entrepreneurs in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Moroccan women entrepreneurs association (AFEM) is an independent association created in 2000 that aims to promote enterprise development and to offer women business owners the opportunity to network, to level their competences and to contribute to the development of Morocco's national economy.

Gone Rural is one of Swaziland's top producers of handmade products, committed to supporting rural women. The benefit of this andcraft business indirectly reaches approximately 6,300 rural Swazi people.

E+L Foundation is a Kenyan private trust whose aim is to create a differentiated breed of entrepreneurs across Africa who will transform economies long term by building enduring global enterprises. We use short, medium and long term entrepreneurship mentorship programs for impact by leveraging the power of the “Paying It Forward” concept.

The Asian University for Women is a new university that will offer a world-class liberal arts education combined with professional training to a diverse group of the most talented women in South Asia. By empowering women to assume leadership positions, AUW will promote a more equitable, stable and prosperous future in South Asia.

Paris Pionnières is the first women incubator in innovative services BtoB &BtoC in France.

The National Female Entrepreneurs Agency (Die bundesweite gründerinnenagentur - bga) is the first and only country-wide information and service centre promoting female entrepreneurship in Germany.

The British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE) is open to women who own or control a company whatever its size. BAWE provides excellent opportunities for social and business networking.

European Professional Women's Network (EPWN) is a vibrant growing pan-European network of more than 12 women's organisations whose objective is to provide women with the tools, networks and support they need to assume leadership.

Prowess is the UK association of organisations and individuals who support women to start and grow businesses. Prowess has over 250 members who support 100,000 women in business each year.

Femmes Business Angels is a network of professional women involved as investors in start-up companies with a high potential, coaching entrepreneurs and promoting the active participation of women in the investment process and the development of new business opportunities.

Club for Women Entrepreneurs provides enhancement of entrepreneurial skills through sharing of knowledge and experience, occasions to sample expertise in fields related to corporate management and networking opportunities in view of client acquisition.

PARIS ENTREPRENDRE is a network of CEOs for developing entrepreneurship in Paris. This network provides financial help (between 15 and 45 K€) and mentoring in sales development during three years.

The Center for technological innovation CERDT, is a non-profit organization based in Hainault (Belgium) which aims at encouraging industries and in particular, small and medium size enterprises to innovate. It offers legal and technological counselling services among others.

LBWA is an organization which groups various women organizations and clubs from all over Latvia. LBWA has significant experience in organizing education and self-development activities for women.

Votre-transmission.com's ambition is to promote entrepreneurship especially among women and young entrepreneurs and support entrepreneurs by providing:
- Free access to resources such as business plan tools and technical reports.
- Training courses adapted to your project (individual/group) with a 15% discount for women and young entrepreneurs under 30.

JUMP is the first General Public Forum dedicated to women's professional life and to their career planning. Its ambition is to:
- To make best use of all the skills that women have to offer in the labour market.
- To help women discover their competences and to get other people to recognise them.
JUMP is the place to meet, discuss, brainstorm and participate in training sessions.

Designed for the ambitious woman who wants to progress on the career ladder, JETS Women, based in Germany, offers a unique and genuinely added value programme for achieving personal and professional goals.

QUIN's network was established in 1992 in Sweden. QUIN stands for Qvinnliga Uppfinnare I Norden which means Women Inventors in the North. Today it connects about 800 innovative and inventive women in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia.

Florescens helps SMEs develop their business in a socially and environmentally responsible way by providing support in strategic and operational marketing.

WomenTalking.co.uk is an online magazine resource promoting women in all walks of life. Whether you are a full time mum, high flying executive, business owner or lady of leisure you are welcome to join the conversation at WomenTalking.

American Business Women Association (ABWA)'s mission is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.

National Association of Women Business Owners® (NAWBO®) is the voice of America's 10.6 million women-owned businesses and since 1975 has helped women evolve their businesses by sharing resources and providing a single voice to shape economic and public policy.

Ladies Who Launch provides content and community to help women start and expand their businesses and creative ventures. Through their events, e-mail newsletter, website and in-person Incubator programs Ladies Who Launch provides a venue for motivated women to exchange products and services, ideas, and strategic relationships.