Rural Business Women

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Rural Business Women

• Interreg III B
• Northern Periphery Programme

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RBW Developing Rural Womens Entrepreneurship

• 1.6.2003 31.5.2006
• Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Scotland

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Objectives.

• Knowledge and skills to entrepreneurs about
  product development and markets
• Exchange of knowledge and experiences through
  networking and workshops
• New products and marketing opportunities

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Main actions.

• Developing primary production
• Product development
• Marketing
• Female entrepreneurship

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Activities.

• Preliminary research
• National and international study trips and
  activation events
• Enterprise specific advising and courses
• Product development
• Market analyses and business plans
• Marketing networking, promotional materials
• Exhibitions and participation on fairs

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Partners.

• Finland 1) ProAgria Kainuu / Rural Womens
  Advisory Centre (lead partner), 2) MTT Agrifood
  Research Finland/ Sotkamo Research Station,
• Scotland 3) Rural Tourism Department of the
  Scottish Agricultural College, 4) Moray College,
  5) Loch Lomond The Trossachs National Park
  Authority,
• Sweden 6) Kvinnokooperativet Saga, a regional
  recource centre for women in the county of
  Gävleborg,
• Iceland 7) The Institute of Regional Development
  in Iceland, 8) The Centre of Continuous Education

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For More Details

• Check the Websites www.matkakori.net
  www.freyjur.is
• http//www.arbu.co.uk/rcwen/
• http//www.moray.ac.uk/pages/9
• http//www.saga.se/files/pdf/folder_rbw_2sv.pdf

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For More Details

• please contact the international co-ordinator of
  the project
• Ms. Marjatta Pikkarainen
• ProAgria Kainuu, Osmonkatu 9, FIN-87100 Kajaani
• Tel. [phone], 358 500 162 573
• marjatta.pikkarainen_at_proagria.fi

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• Thank You for Your Attention!