RCC Launching Initiative for Selection of Western Balkans Women Entrepreneurs of the Year

The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) has announced that it is launching the Western Balkans Women Entrepreneurs of the Year initiative to recognize women who have started and developed their own business and contributed to new and sustainable jobs for other women and men in our region.

– Women entrepreneurs are vital contributors to the prosperity of the Western Balkans. Their hard work, innovative thinking and unwavering commitment truly helps our economies grow and our societies thrive – the RCC says in a press release.

They say that, through this initiative, it is their intention to give a humble recognition to those brave and fierce women who dared to fight stereotypes and make the change.

– The nominations are open until March 4, 2022 and anyone can nominate a woman that is a citizen of and owns a business that operates in Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, the Kosovo territory, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – the RCC says.

The RCC will select six women entrepreneurs to be presented with the Western Balkans Women Entrepreneur of the Year recognition in 6 categories: Green Woman Entrepreneur, Creative Woman Entrepreneur, Travel and Hospitality Woman Entrepreneur, Roma Woman Entrepreneur, Startup Woman Entrepreneur, and Young Woman Entrepreneur.

The specially established judging panel will select the winners, who will be announced and presented with the recognition at the Regional Conference for Women Entrepreneurs in the Western Balkans event on March 11, 2022 in Tirana, Albania, which will gather women entrepreneurs from all over the region, including the decision-makers, academia, and representatives of international organizations. The winners will also have an opportunity to present their businesses at the event.

The RCC says that the six Western Balkans Women Entrepreneurs of the Year (2021) will get a mentorship support for up to 20 days during a period of 5 months; membership and contributor’s status in the Regional Women Entrepreneurs Hub (RWEH); promotion through RCC communication channels; and invitation to various RCC-organized events to showcase their success stories.

More information is available HERE.

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