1、Financial crisis in the world forced a lot of women to start up their own business which is a challenge, but this can also be an opportunity for many women, said researchers at the two day Global Symposium on Womens Entrepreneurship held in Stockholm.CRIs Chen Xuefei has more.Carin Holmquist is a re
2、searcher in Entrepreneurship and Business Creation at the Stockholm School of Economics. She has conducted research in a wide range of topics including internationalization of Small and Medium sized Enterprises and womens entrepreneurship.You see a wave of increased self employment, especially sole
3、entrepreneurs, because a lot of large corporations are changing their patterns on employment, so instead of being employed a reporter in the daily newspaper, you are hired in, you have to start your own business, and they hire you on project basis. So you are a freelancer, but they dont see themselv
4、es as an entrepreneurs, it is the industries that are driving into that direction.Holmquist said that women should do something different to the current economic pattern if they choose to do business.If women are going into business, they should also be doing things differently, the current economy
5、as we know the Neo-liberal economy is not working that well for the environment, not working that well for people, the notion of constant growth is not sustainable. So I think that women can be helpful in transforming society into a sustainable society where you look at long term effect of your comp
6、any.She said that in that sense, it is also an opportunity for women entrepreneurs to start and drive a business.During the symposium, more than women entrepreneurs from around the world shared experiences in how to start and drive a business. Nell Merlino, founder of Count me in in the US shared he
7、r experiences.You really need to do as painfully as you may feel at the beginning, the more familiar you are with your financial information, the easier it is going to be to start to have a conversation with you about loaning you money or investing money in your businesses.With financial support from the Swedish government, the two-day symposium discussed various topics including how research on women can contribute to practice and policy, what role large companies can play to promote womens entrepreneurship and how to get financing.For CRI, this is Chen Xuefei reporting from Stockholm.
