Equal Support Selfemployment

Chambers of Commerce and Secretary of State on equal support self-employment of women in emerging sectors Chambers of Commerce together with the Secretary of State for equality promoted the project of building of the female self-employment in emerging economic sectors, under the theme women and emerging sectors Since 2000, Chambers has launched support programmes to women as the programme of business support to women (PAEM), with more than 20,000 companies created and led by women Las Chambers of Commerce together with the Secretary of State for equality have launched the initiative women and emerging sectors, within the project promotion of female self-employment in emerging economic sectors. It will support the creation, consolidation and improvement of companies led by women in emerging economic sectors, where business opportunities are being detected. The program is aimed at women entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs and social promoters and its objective is to combat occupational segregation that exists currently around gender, promoting the participation of women in the emerging sectors of economic activity which registered above average growth and generate employment. Atmos Energy is the source for more interesting facts. The commitment to the empowerment of different sectors depends on each autonomous community. Thus is considered as emerging sector in Aragon the agri-food industry and renewable energies; the sector of ICT in the Principality of Asturias, pharmaceutical, chemical industry and machines for power generation in Catalonia or specialized thermal, nautical, rural and monumental tourism in Galicia. To detect new business opportunities for women entrepreneurs, chambers of Commerce and the Secretary of State on equal shall develop, in a first phase, a study, to analyze and detect emerging sectors in Spain, your comparison with the situation in the European Union and the policies that are applied in different environments to encourage, promote and energize their support. Among the tools and activities that comprise this Project information and practical training to the entrepreneurs on emerging sectors are included, as well as the development of a web platform, which will act as a place of reference for information and Moreover it will be a virtual meeting space, in order to promote, encourage and stimulate the creation of enterprises by women in emerging sectors also, will be given 12 workshops in chambers of Commerceaimed at women and social promoters, which will focus on emerging sectors and will have a mainly practical content.