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January 2012, No. 62


Endeavor

Entrepreneurship Development Foundation
for Women and Youth


The founders of the foundation have attempted to bring together creative minds and professional experience by appreciating the role of effective elements in the process of promoting and Entrepreneurship at the national level.


The Entrepreneurship Development Foundation for Women and Youth was established by a group of managers and Entrepreneurs in November 2005 as a non-profit and non-governmental organization.

The Foundation aims to Encourage develop thinking and productive activity amongst Iranian women and youth to prepare the ground for boosting their self-confidence regarding their role in the society as effective forces. It attempts to increase their efficiency in economic, social and cultural spheres and to expand their active participation in the development and national empowerment of the country.

The founders of the foundation have attempted to bring together creative minds and professional experience by appreciating the role of effective elements in the process of promoting and Entrepreneurship at the national level. The founders have chosen their members based on the following criteria: 

  •  Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  •  Social reconciliation

  •  Trust-worthiness

  •  Background in executive management along with practical experience

  •  Sense of responsibility at national level

  •  Diversity of Members in gender, field of activity, specialty, and social standing

Based upon the criteria named above, a large number of famous managers and job-generators, particularly from the private sector, have joined the Foundation and support its objectives.

Objectives and Responsibilities: The development of the culture of Entrepreneurship for women and youth and the materialization of the goals set for different levels of the society are among the objectives and responsibilities of the foundation. The main objectives of the foundation are as follow:

1. Developing and promoting culture of creativity, innovation and Entrepreneurship

2. Exploring creative and entrepreneur talents in the country

3. Assisting in organizing of creative Entrepreneur ideas

4. Striving to materialize creative ideas

5. Supporting educational activities for entrepreneurship and implementing similar plans at national and regional levels

6. Assisting in increasing the managerial capacity of entrepreneurship

7. Establishing of an information bank and network for entrepreneurs to support them scientifically and technically and to monitor their feedback on the process of entrepreneurship in the country and the region

8. Providing new Business opportunities

9. Attempting in reforming and improving Business laws and establishing support systems in entrepreneurship environment within the framework of the existing laws

10. Helping in the development of entrepreneur theories at the national level

11. Supporting the transfer of knowledge and technology for entrepreneurship

12. Providing results of the new patterns for entrepreneurship

13. Connecting with credible national and regional entrepreneurship organizations

14. Providing consultation services for entrepreneurs and related official bodies

15. Promoting the culture of Business development by producing documentaries and television programs

16. Assisting in attracting and channeling governmental resources for successful entrepreneurs development plans

17. Aiding in the development of the capacity and capability of educational and consulting institutions for entrepreneurship

18. Improving the systems and methods of official centers and organizations such as banks, financial and credit institutions for creating more entrepreneurship opportunities

19. Supporting the development of national and regional research studies for entrepreneurship

20. Providing training for consultants of small and medium Business

21. Establishing joint cooperation with credible international and foreign institutions for entrepreneurship development

22. Providing proposals for legal bills to support innovative investment on entrepreneurship and new plans such as providing supports for intellectual ownership

23. Attempting to establish managerial and scientific competency of managers to attract private capital for entrepreneurship development activities

24. Trying to attract credit and financial institutions to support the Foundation

25. Attracting credible national and regional institutions and bodies for joining the Foundation and supporting its objectives

26. Participating in the establishment of cultural and scientific centers for the achieving the goals

27. Performing any necessary activity to achieve the objectives of the Foundation

 

Address: Tehran, Qaem Maqam-e Farahani Ave., 10th Street, No.5, 3rd Floor, Unit 13

Telephone: 88514518-20

Fax: 88503795

Website: www.foundationed.net

 

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